Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Days

Our client is one of the UK's leading food producers, specialising in the production of premium fresh pork, poultry, and convenience food products. With a strong focus on quality, innovation, and sustainability, they supply major retailers and foodservice customers across the UK, maintaining the highest standards throughout their operations.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are currently recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with an Electrical Bias to join an established engineering team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role will focus on keeping production and packaging equipment running efficiently through reactive maintenance, PPM and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance PPM.
• Work with control panels, inverters and electrical systems.
• Maintain and troubleshoot production and packaging machinery.
• Carry out basic mechanical maintenance on pumps, motors, gearboxes, bearings and conveyors.
• Support continuous improvement and site reliability initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with the wider engineering and production teams.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Strong electrical fault-finding experience within a UK manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams.
• Experience working with inverters and control panels.
• Strong reactive maintenance and breakdown response experience.
• Basic mechanical maintenance knowledge.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment.
• A positive, proactive and hands-on approach.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Desirable Skills:

• Food manufacturing or FMCG experience.
• Multi-skilled maintenance experience.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding capability.
• Experience within packaging or automated/high-speed manufacturing environments.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary
• Overtime opportunities available.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Career progression within an established manufacturing group.
• Opportunity to join a growing engineering team.
• Additional company benefits discussed during the interview process.
• Fast-moving recruitment process with opportunities for suitable candidates to progress quickly.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.