Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Biased)

Computerworld Personnel Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Biased) to support maintenance operations. This role offers a competitive salary of £47,000 plus overtime, with responsibilities that include electrical fault finding, maintenance across production machinery, and involvement in new installations and projects. Applicants should have a time-served apprenticeship and experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Must be a multi-skilled engineer, electrically biased.
• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing preferred.
• Comfortable with electrical and mechanical repairs.

Responsibilities

• Support PPMs and reactive maintenance.
• Conduct fault finding on machinery.
• Install new machinery as required.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

17th or 18th Edition

Tools

PLC systems

Conveyors and packaging machinery

Job description

Overview

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Biased) – Cambridge
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm + 1 in 3 Week Call Out Rota
£47,000 + Overtime

Our client is a leading food manufacturer that is part of a larger European Group. Due to an upcoming retirement, they are looking for a new multi-skilled maintenance engineer, electrically biased, to join their close-knit team.

Role & Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting PPMs and reactive maintenance across all site production & packaging machinery, site services & facilities
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding, problem solving and repairs
• New machinery installations, project work
• PLC - electrical fault finding
• Worked on conveyors, mixers, baggers, production lines, packaging machinery, elevators, metal detectors, stitchers, labellers, scanners
• Fixing motors, gearboxes, bearings, pneumatics, chains, sprockets, control panels, sensors, safety circuits, pumps, blowers, hydraulics

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Ideally be a multi-skilled engineer - electrically biased
• Must be comfortable working in a small team, flexible to working a call out rota
• Have completed a time-served apprenticeship
• Strong electrical & mechanical fault finding skills
• Must have previously worked in fast-paced manufacturing, ideally food / FMCG
• PLC - electrical fault finding
• Mechanical fabrication, fitting, and welding skills would be beneficial
• Projects and continuous improvement experience
• Must have worked with pneumatics & hydraulics
• Ideally have a varied career, comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces
• 17th or 18th Edition
• Able to work unsupervised

To apply

"To apply please email your CV / resume to [ [e-mail] ]" - Chris Gumm - 01908 010 438

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

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