Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Rate: 35.00p/h - £38.00p/h (Outside IR35)

Initial 3-month contract

Leeds Wakefield Pontefract Huddersfield

6-2 / 2-10 (double days)

Electrical Maintenance / Multi-Skilled / FMCG / Food Manufacturing

I am currently recruiting on behalf of a key client based in West Yorkshire. Our client is an established food ingredient manufacturer, supplied to major businesses across the UK. They are looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their site in Leeds on an initial 3-month contract.

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer your key duties will include:

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across all site machinery
• Fault-finding and replacing electrical components including invertors, contactors, relays, switches, single and 3-phase systems, motors and control panels
• Fault-finding and replacing mechanical components including bearings, gearboxes and shafts
• Conducting daily and weekly maintenance checks and identifying/ordering parts to ensure plant performance

The successful Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will have the following attributes:

• Electrically qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent - 60/40 electrical, mechanical spit (ideal)
• Apprenticeship-trained or equivalent time-served background, ideally within a process or FMCG environment
• Strong fault-finding ability across both electrical and mechanical disciplines — confident working independently from day one
• Ability to read electrical drawings and a familiarity with SCADA systems and pneumatic components
• PLC experience (Mitsubishi and/or Siemens) would be a strong advantage, as would any automation background
• Previous experience in food & beverage, dairy or liquid process manufacturing is preferred

The benefits of this position:

• State of the art food manufacturing facility
• Immediate start
• Outside IR35

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation