Hands-On Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer (Mon-Fri)

Peaple Talent; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Peaple Talent is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a busy manufacturing site in Trafford Park, Manchester. The role covers electrical and mechanical plant, with a strong emphasis on planned, predictive and reactive maintenance to maximise plant availability.

Join a hands-on engineering team and carry out fault finding, root cause analysis and continuous improvement while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• A recognised engineering apprenticeship with a formal engineering qualification.
• Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance on industrial plant.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault‑finding skills.
• Experience with industrial 3‑phase motors and control systems.
• Understanding of PLC‑controlled machinery and systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, predictive and reactive maintenance across production plant and equipment.
• Respond quickly and efficiently to breakdowns and unplanned plant stoppages.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults.
• Carry out daily plant monitoring inspections and routine equipment checks.
• Maintain and fault find on 3‑phase motors, electrical control systems and associated PLC‑controlled equipment.
• Maintain and repair pneumatic systems, bearings, chains, belts, couplings and other mechanical drive components.
• Work with compressed air systems, pneumatic equipment and steam raising plant.
• Complete PPM/PdM tasks and accurately record maintenance activity using the Maximo system.
• Analyse recurring plant and process faults, carrying out root cause analysis where appropriate.
• Support continuous improvement projects to improve plant reliability, processes and the wider working environment.
• Assist with maintenance planning, spare parts, materials and general engineering housekeeping.
• Participate in the site call‑out rota.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance.

Skills

Multi-skilled maintenance

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

PLC understanding

3‑phase motors

Pneumatic systems

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Peaple Talent is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a busy manufacturing site in Trafford Park, Manchester. The role covers electrical and mechanical plant, with a strong emphasis on planned, predictive and reactive maintenance to maximise plant availability.

Join a hands-on engineering team and carry out fault finding, root cause analysis and continuous improvement while maintaining high safety and quality standards.