Maintenance Engineer - Electrical biased

Unknown Recruitment Ltd; Rochester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment company is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their client's engineering team in Rochester. The role requires expertise in electrical and mechanical systems, maintaining machinery, and ensuring operational continuity. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in a manufacturing setting, with strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to health and safety regulations. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, with a focus on proactive maintenance and improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Multi-Skilled Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical basis with mechanical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all machines are maintained to optimum standards.
• React quickly to faults and breakdowns using fault-finding techniques.
• Communicate with production teams to plan for maintenance.

Skills

Multi-Skilled Engineering

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

City & Guilds Electrical Apprenticeship

HNC

NVQ Level 3

18th Edition Certification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Day shift), Kent £COMP Circa + benefits

Unknown Resourcing is seeking a dynamic and diligent electrically biased Multi‑Skilled Engineer to join our client’s Engineering team based in Rochester. The purpose of this role is to support with and facilitate the planned, preventative and routine maintenance of a range of equipment and machinery on site to ensure the smooth running of the facility.

Responsibilities

• To ensure all machines and equipment are maintained to the optimum standards through adequate maintenance
• Using fault finding techniques, react quickly to faults and breakdowns, communicating clearly with affected parties and working efficiently to fix the issue.
• Minimise the likelihood of breakdowns by keeping equipment in a good state of repair and seeking continuous improvement opportunities by looking for ways to reduce the cost impact to the business as a result of downtime and ensuring a systematic planned maintenance programme is in place
• Communicate with production teams to advance plan for downtime on machinery for service/modification or repairs that need carrying out
• Maintaining a stock of critical spare parts as well as ordering parts for service and repair work
• Ensuring work is carried out in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with health and safety regulations
• Assisting with the installation and commissioning of new equipment
• Maintaining technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and benchmarking best-practice

Requirements

• Proven experience of working as a Multi‑Skilled Engineer in a similar manufacturing environment
• An electrical apprenticeship served (City & Guilds), HNC, ONC, NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition or similar
• A strong electrical basis with mechanical skills
• A strong awareness of and full commitment to the adherence of health and safety guidelines
• A proactive approach with a focus on driving improvement
• Excellent attention to detail; strong diagnostic and problem‑solving skills
• Experience of using CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)
• Effective communication skills; can engage with all levels of the business with a minimum of B2 in English
• The ability to manage multiple tasks with the ability to reprioritise whilst continuing to manage expectations
• PLC fault finding & diagnostics experience