Multi Skilled Engineer

Distinct Consultancy Group; Birkenshaw; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed night shift

4 on 4 off

6:00pm 6:00am

25 days holiday

Permanent position

Training and development

Small engineering team

Job summary

Distinct Consultancy Group are seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a busy manufacturing site in Millerdale. The role covers hands-on maintenance across mechanical, electrical and pneumatic systems within a small engineering team.

The successful candidate will be apprentice trained or time-served, with experience in PPM and breakdown maintenance and a focus on Right First Time. Fixed night shift, 4 on/4 off, 6:00pm–6:00am, 25 days holiday.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained or time-served with Level 3 qualification.
• Experienced in manufacturing/FMCG environments.
• Strong mechanical skills with electrical and pneumatic knowledge.
• Experience in both PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Confident fault finder with root-cause focus.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across all production equipment.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns and equipment failures.
• Diagnose faults and identify root causes to prevent repeat breakdowns.
• Provide front-line engineering support to manufacturing and production teams.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities using company systems.
• Support continuous improvement projects with the engineering team.

Skills

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical knowledge

Pneumatic knowledge

PPM & reactive maintenance

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 technical qualification

Tools

Bench fitting

MIG/TIG welding

Fabrication

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Millerdale
Salary: £48,000 rising to £50,000
Shift: Fixed Nights 4 on / 4 off, 6:00pm 6:00am
Holidays: 25 days per annum

The Opportunity

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team at a busy manufacturing site in Millerdale.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an apprentice-trained or time-served engineer who enjoys a hands-on maintenance role and has strong maintenance skills, backed up by good electrical and pneumatic knowledge.

About You

I am looking for an engineer who is:

• Apprentice trained, Level 3 qualified or time-served/equivalent.
• Experienced within a manufacturing, production or FMCG environment.
• Strong mechanically, with good electrical and pneumatic knowledge.
• Experienced in both PPM and reactive/breakdown maintenance.
• A confident fault finder who looks beyond the immediate problem to identify root cause.
• Practical and hands-on, with good mechanical repair and fabrication skills.
• Able to work independently while also contributing effectively to a small engineering team.
• Comfortable working under pressure and responding to production-critical breakdowns.
• Safety-conscious with a strong understanding of engineering and site procedures.
• A logical thinker who can find practical solutions to unexpected production problems.
• Committed to delivering a high-quality, Right First Time standard of work.
• Working as part of a small and close-knit engineering team on a fixed 4-on, 4-off night shift, you will be responsible for keeping production equipment running safely and efficiently, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, diagnosing breakdowns and supporting continuous improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across all production equipment.
• Respond quickly and effectively to breakdowns and equipment failures.
• Diagnose faults and identify root causes to prevent repeat breakdowns.
• Provide front-line engineering support to manufacturing and production teams.
• Monitor plant and equipment condition, identifying potential issues before they develop into failures.
• Complete maintenance work accurately and to a high standard, with a Right First Time approach.
• Carry out mechanical repairs, adjustments and modifications.
• Support engineering projects, installations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with the management and supervision of contractors when required.
• Ensure contractors comply with site Health & Safety, GMP and company procedures.
• Complete stores requisitions for engineering parts and services.
• Maintain accurate records and detailed logs of all maintenance activities using company systems.
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Shift Managers and Production teams.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with Health & Safety, Quality and Engineering procedures.
• Take an active role in developing your engineering knowledge and skills through training and continuous development.

The Equipment & Engineering Environment

The successful candidate will ideally have experience working with a combination of mechanical, electrical and pneumatic manufacturing equipment, with exposure to:

• Packaging and bagging machinery
• Multihead weighers
• Checkweighers including equipment such as Martini, Yamato, Multipond or Ishida
• Gearboxes, bearings and mechanical drives
• Pneumatic systems and components
• Single and three-phase electrical systems
• Three-phase motors and VFDs/inverters
• Contactors, relays, transformers and SMPS
• Control panels and wiring
• Basic PLC fault finding
• General production and manufacturing machinery

Experience in the following would be highly advantageous:

• Mechanical fault finding and repair
• Bearings and gearboxes
• Pneumatics
• Bench fitting
• Metal fabrication
• Welding MIG/TIG
• Using hand tools, drills, grinders and workshop equipment
• Fabricating or modifying simple machine parts
• Working from measurements, drawings or specifications
• General machinery repairs and modifications

Electrical Skills

You don't need to be an electrical specialist, but you should have a good working knowledge of electrical maintenance and be confident carrying out basic electrical fault finding, including:

• Single and three-phase systems
• Motors
• VFDs
• Relays and contactors
• Transformers
• SMPS
• Wiring harnesses
• Control panels
• Basic PLC fault finding

What's on Offer?

• £48,000 salary, rising to £50,000
• Fixed night shift no rotating shifts
• 4 on / 4 off shift pattern
• 6:00pm 6:00am
• 25 days' holiday
• Permanent position
• Varied, hands-on engineering role
• Opportunity to work across a broad range of manufacturing equipment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Work as part of a small, supportive engineering team