Multi-Skilled Engineer

Mativ; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Income protection

Cycle to Work

Electric Car Scheme

Annual leave

Job summary

Mativ is seeking a Multi-Skilled Night Shift Engineer for our site in Ashton. The role supports rubber processing lines and related equipment, applying electrical and mechanical expertise to improve reliability and uptime across a mix of old and new machinery.

The position operates a three-week rotating shift pattern with 12-hour blocks, and involves proactive maintenance, fault finding, and project support while ensuring safety and compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in electrical/mechanical maintenance.
• Experience in production/factory environment.
• PLC fault diagnosis and basic programming (Siemens/Allen-Bradley/Omron).
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and ISO standards.
• Ability to read diagrams and convey technical information.
• Methodical, organized and flexible team player.
• SAP PM experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Routine maintenance and improvement of production equipment.
• Develop and execute preventative maintenance tasks.
• Diagnose electrical/mechanical faults and drive repairs to minimise downtime.
• Support the introduction of new equipment and ways of working.
• Ensure compliance with H&S and environmental regulations and zero accidents target.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and hygiene.
• Deliver planned projects to specification and service requirements.
• Carry out fault finding and system improvements during operation.
• Understand and meet ongoing business requirements and collaborate with team.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

PLC diagnostics

HMI

AC/DC drives

Preventive maintenance

Education

Apprenticeship

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Multi‑Skilled Night Shift Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Multi‑Skilled Night Shift Engineer for our site in Ashton. The Multi‑Skilled Night Shift Engineer will work closely with the engineering team and closely with the Manufacturing Maintenance Leader who reports directly into the site Engineering Manager. You will support a mix of engineering machinery production lines involving rubber mixing, converting and coating, as well as ancillary areas, with a mix of both old and new equipment. The Multi‑Skilled Night Shift Engineer will provide expertise in electrical/mechanical systems across a broad range of hydraulic, pneumatic, systems and PLC’s, HMI, AC/DC Drive systems and to complete minor projects in order to improve machine reliability, flexibility and uptime (OEE).

Working an average of 40 hours per week over a 3 week rotating shift pattern.

Shift 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (6 am to 6 pm). Shift 2 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (6 pm to 6 am). Shift 3 – Thursday, Friday, Saturday (6 am to 6 pm)

Role Responsibilities

• Routine maintenance and support and improvement of production equipment and machinery.
• The desire to complete and develop the preventative maintenance tasks.
• Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults in equipment and carry out any necessary repairs, ensuring minimal engineering downtime and recurrence prevention.
• Supporting the introduction of new equipment, machinery and ways of working.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and company procedures, maintaining up to date knowledge of H&S and environmental regulations, and helping us to achieve our zero accidents target.
• Ensure high standards in health, safety and hygiene are adhered to at all times and best practice methods are modelled.
• Ensure planned projects are delivered to specification and to agreed service requirements.
• Through PPM programme, identify additional works required.
• Diagnose, fault‑find, improve and commission systems, monitor and assess ongoing machine/facility performance.
• Understand and meet ongoing business requirements and develop effective working relationships.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Approved and formal apprenticeship served in relevant skill area and practical experience within industry.
• Experience of working in a production/factory environment
• PLC diagnostic/basic programming skills., i.e. Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron.
• Sound knowledge of Health & Safety including ISO 9001 & 14001
• Awareness of risk assessment and working safely with equipment
• Ability to measure, work to plan (method statements), read technical diagrams and communicate, present and report technical information as appropriate.
• Work in a methodical, rigorous and persistent manner, with highly organised, diligent and structured logic.
• Demonstrate flexibility and efficiency in responding to changing business requirements
• Demonstrate an ability to work under pressure. Take ownership of problems and deal with them to their conclusion
• A flexible attitude to working as this role is an interesting and varied position.
• Ability to influence peer group and colleagues.
• Knowledge of rubber mixing, stenter coating and conversion machinery - desirable
• Understanding of SAP PM software would be highly advantageous - desirable

Benefits

• Pension – Company matched up to 7%
• 3 x Salary Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection – payable for up to 2yrs at 50% of salary
• Mativ Extras – Retailer discount site
• Lifeworks EAP
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Option to purchase additional annual leave

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

About Mativ

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business‑to‑business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end‑markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best‑in‑class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.