Multi Skilled Engineer

MorePeople; Chester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Generous holiday entitlement

Healthcare cash plan

GP access

Wellbeing support

Employee assistance program

Flexible benefits platform

Salary finance options

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Discount schemes

Colleague discount

Recognition and rewards

Job summary

MorePeople are recruiting a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a major FMCG food manufacturing site in Deeside. This role covers electrical and mechanical maintenance on automated production equipment, fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement.

You’ll work 4 on / 4 off days and nights on a high-volume site, with ongoing investment in equipment and opportunities to develop your engineering career. Strong benefits package and long-term stability.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG or high-volume production environment.
• ],

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance across production equipment.
• Fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems.
• Responding to breakdowns and restoring equipment to operation.
• Maintaining equipment and improving reliability on conveyors and packaging lines.
• Supporting changeovers and shift handovers.
• Maintaining accurate engineering records.
• Adhering to food safety, quality and safety standards.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Preventive maintenance

Problem solving

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Engineering qualification

Job description

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Deeside | Food Manufacturing | FMCG | 4 on / 4 off Days & Nights

If you're a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a role with good technology, long-term stability and genuine opportunities to develop, this could be a very good next move.

I'm recruiting for a major FMCG food manufacturing business in Deeside, operating a modern, highly automated production site 24/7.

This is more than simply keeping the lines running. You'll work across electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement, with your engineering skills having a direct impact on production reliability and performance.

Why Consider It?

4 on / 4 off shift pattern

A popular continental shift pattern giving you a good amount of time away from work while still offering strong earning potential.

Modern Engineering Environment

You'll work on automated production equipment including conveyors, motors, pumps, packaging machinery and other process and production systems.

Training & Development

The business invests in its people, with opportunities to develop your technical skills and progress your engineering career.

Long-Term Stability

You'll be joining an established FMCG business supplying major customers, with continued investment in production, engineering and reliability.

Strong Benefits Package

You'll receive a comprehensive benefits package alongside a competitive salary.

Benefits

• Market-leading pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Healthcare cash plan
• Aviva Digital GP access
• Wellbeing support
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible benefits platform
• Salary finance options
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts
• Colleague discount scheme
• Recognition and reward schemes

The Role

As a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you'll help keep a high-volume food production site running safely and reliably.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planned preventative maintenance across production equipment
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Responding to breakdowns and restoring equipment to operation
• Working on conveyors, motors, pumps, packaging machinery and automation
• Supporting production changeovers and effective shift handovers
• Identifying recurring faults and improving equipment reliability
• Reducing downtime and repeat failures
• Maintaining accurate engineering records
• Working to high standards of safety, quality and food compliance

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer with a strong hands-on approach.

You’ll ideally have:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Engineering qualification
• Experience in FMCG, food manufacturing or another high-volume production environment
• Strong electrical and mechanical maintenance skills
• Experience fault finding on automated machinery
• Good electrical fault-finding ability
• A practical approach to engineering problem solving
• The ability to make decisions and work effectively under pressure
• HACCP knowledge would be desirable
• 17th or 18th Edition electrical qualification would be beneficial but isn't essential

The Opportunity

This is a good opportunity for an engineer who wants to work somewhere where engineering is properly valued.

You'll be part of a large manufacturing operation with modern equipment, ongoing investment and plenty of scope to improve reliability and develop your technical skills.

If you're a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer who enjoys fault finding, working with automation and getting involved in improving production equipment, this could be an excellent next step.

Interested?