Multi Skilled Engineer

Pioneer Selection - Manufacturing & Industry Recruitment Specialists; Shepton Mallet; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Overtime opportunities

Bonus opportunities

Pension scheme

Healthcare benefits

Free parking

On-site canteen

Job summary

Pioneer Selection is working with a Somerset-based food & drink manufacturer to recruit a Multi Skilled Engineer. This hands-on role focuses on maintaining and improving automated processing and packaging equipment in a fast-paced production environment, ensuring maximum reliability and production performance.

The role combines reactive breakdown support, planned maintenance and continuous improvement with a strong electrical bias.

Qualifications

• Electrical bias with multi-skilled maintenance experience.
• Engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent).
• Experience in FMCG manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve automated processing and packaging equipment.
• Provide reactive breakdown support and planned maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement within the engineering function.
• Read electrical drawings and diagnose faults.
• Adhere to Health & Safety policies.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC fault finding

Planned maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Reading electrical drawings

Education

Engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent)

Job description

Location: Somerset
Salary: £55,000 (OTE £60,000+)
Shift: 4 on 4 off (2 Days, 2 Nights – 6am–6pm / 6pm–6am)

Job Role of the Multi Skilled Engineer

Job Title: Multi Skilled Engineer

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Multi Skilled Engineer to join a well-established food and drink manufacturer in Somerset. Operating within a fast-paced production environment, you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving a wide range of automated processing and packaging equipment, ensuring maximum reliability and production performance.

This is a hands-on engineering role with a strong electrical focus, combining reactive breakdown support, planned maintenance and continuous improvement activities. You'll be joining a business that continues to invest in both its engineering function and manufacturing facilities, offering long-term stability, excellent earning potential and genuine opportunities for development.

Sector – Food & Drink Manufacturing

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Multi Skilled Engineer

• Multi-Skilled Maintenance experience with a strong electrical bias.
• Engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent).
• Previous FMCG manufacturing experience.

Requirements of the Multi Skilled Engineer

• Electrical fault finding.
• PLC fault finding.
• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
• Reactive breakdown maintenance.
• Inverters, motors and sensors.
• Reading electrical drawings.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Production machinery maintenance.
• Health & Safety awareness.

Desirable Requirements of the Multi Skilled Engineer

• Food or drink manufacturing experience.
• High-speed production line experience.
• Mechanical fault-finding experience.
• Electrical installation or commissioning experience.

The Multi Skilled Engineer will benefit from:

• Excellent training and development programmes
• Investment in engineering team and site
• Up to £55,000 salary
• Plenty of overtime and bonus opportunities

Benefits include:

• Great pension scheme
• Excellent healthcare benefits
• Bonus scheme
• Free parking
• On-site canteen