Multi-Skilled Engineer

Harper Anderton Associates Limited; Corby; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Harper Anderton Associates Limited in Corby is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to develop technical skills within a busy food manufacturing environment. You’ll work across high-speed production and packing equipment, fault-find, and contribute to plant improvements while gaining exposure to new technology.

The role offers strong engineering development, with an alternating day/night shift pattern and a salary band around £48,321 to £53,691 based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering apprenticeship or relevant qualification.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills in manufacturing.
• Good electrical and mechanical engineering capabilities.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and technical information.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production, processing and packing equipment.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise downtime and keep production moving.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults and perform effective repairs.
• Complete planned maintenance inspections and identify reliability improvements.
• Support plant improvement activities and wider engineering projects.
• Work with Production and site teams to resolve issues and keep operations running.
• Maintain and repair factory equipment across different areas of the site.
• Identify opportunities to improve machinery performance and uptime.
• Keep up to date with new engineering technology and techniques.
• Share knowledge and support other Engineering team members.
• Ensure all work is safe, hygienic and compliant with food standards.

Skills

Fault-finding

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Engineering drawings

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Are you a Multi-Skilled Engineer looking to develop your technical skills within a well-established, high-volume food manufacturing environment?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy food manufacturing site in Corby, working across high-speed production and packing equipment supporting some of the UK’s best-known snack brands. You’ll play a key role in keeping production moving, combining planned and reactive maintenance with fault-finding, plant improvements and ongoing engineering activity across the site.

This is more than simply a maintenance role. You’ll gain exposure to new technology, process improvement and wider engineering projects, with the opportunity to broaden both your electrical and mechanical capabilities. The business has a clear engineering development structure, providing opportunities to progress technically as your qualifications, training and site competencies develop.

You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across production, processing and packing equipment.
• Responding quickly to breakdowns and engineering issues to minimise downtime and maintain production performance.
• Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults and implementing effective repairs.
• Completing planned maintenance inspections and identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability.
• Supporting plant improvement activity and wider engineering projects across the site.
• Working closely with Production and other site teams to resolve issues and keep manufacturing running efficiently.
• Maintaining and repairing factory and plant-based equipment across different areas of the operation.
• Identifying opportunities to improve machinery performance, uptime and ways of working.
• Keeping up to date with new engineering technology, techniques and equipment.
• Sharing technical knowledge and supporting other members of the Engineering team.
• Ensuring all engineering work is completed safely, hygienically and in line with food manufacturing and site standards.
• Maintaining accurate engineering records to support internal requirements and external audits.

What’s required?

• A recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or relevant engineering qualification.
• Strong practical engineering knowledge within a manufacturing environment.
• Good electrical and mechanical engineering capabilities.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to understand engineering drawings, symbols and technical information.
• A proactive approach with the ability to work independently as well as part of a wider Engineering team.
• Experience within food, FMCG or another high-volume manufacturing environment would be advantageous.
• Previous experience working shifts would be beneficial.
• A willingness to continue developing your electrical and mechanical engineering capabilities.
• Flexibility to work an alternating day and night shift pattern, with shifts running 6am–6pm and 6pm–6am.

What’s in it for you?

A salary of approximately £48,321 to £53,691 depending on qualifications and competency, with a clear structure for technical development. Engineers with a relevant Level 3 qualification can enter the middle band, while the top band is available to those meeting the required qualification and multi-skilled competency criteria.

You’ll join a stable, high-volume manufacturing operation with plenty of engineering variety, alongside opportunities to gain exposure to automation, process improvements and engineering projects. It’s an opportunity to continue developing technically rather than simply working from one breakdown to the next.