Multiskilled Engineer in Westhoughton, Greater Manchester
Posted by Henderson Brown Recruitment
£42,800 a year
Westhoughton · Permanent
We are pleased to be recruiting on behalf of a well-renowned food manufacturer for a Multi-skilled Engineer. This role involves maintaining, improving, and optimising manufacturing equipment and site services to maximum reliability and performance. The ideal candidate would be multi-skilled and have experience across food, packaging or wider FMCG.
Maintenance Engineer
Salary: £42,800
Location: Westhoughton, Bolton
Shift Pattern: Double days Monday to Friday (1 week of 6AM-2PM, 1 Week of 2PM-10PM)
Key Responsibilities:
- Diagnose and repair a wide range of manufacturing equipment used in food production whilst complying with health and safety requirements.
- Perform both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, with a strong focus on minimising downtime
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across operations
- Conduct fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in a similar role (e.g. Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Engineering Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Electrical Maintenance Engineer)
- Formal qualifications in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds), supported by relevant training and experience.
- Experience in fast paced industries such as food, packaging or wider FMCG.
- Good problem solving skills and a clear understanding of Root Cause Analysis.
- A good working knowledge of process and packaging equipment would be beneficial, but not essential
If this opportunity is of interest, please apply or contact (url removed) for further information.
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