Multi Skilled Engineer - Electrically Biased

TN United Kingdom; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Multi Skilled Engineer in Skelmersdale, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring plant reliability and supporting manufacturing operations. This exciting position involves performing maintenance, conducting root cause analysis, and mentoring technicians. With a competitive salary and generous benefits, including a pension scheme and staff discounts, this role offers a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and teamwork. If you're passionate about engineering and continuous improvement, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

23 Days Holiday (Buy/Sell Options)

PPE Provided

Free Parking

Staff Discount Shop

Cycle to Work Scheme

Subsidised Canteen

Long Service Rewards

Qualifications

• Inducted apprentice with electrical bias, holding at least 18th edition qualification.
• Knowledge of SCADA, networking, and computer systems.
• Multi-disciplinary engineering experience in FMCG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to manufacturing, ensuring plant reliability through maintenance.
• Perform planned and preventive maintenance using electrical and mechanical skills.
• Engage in proactive fault prevention and continuous improvement to meet KPIs.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Control Systems

Mechanical Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Communication Skills

Continuous Improvement

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Inducted Apprentice with Electrical Bias

18th Edition Qualification

City & Guilds 2391 Certificate

Tools

SCADA

PLC (Allen Bradley and Siemens)

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Multi Skilled Engineer - Electrically Biased, Skelmersdale

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PepsiCo

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Overview

Why PepsiCo?

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products, including Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. We have a strong reputation for developing products that consumers love, enjoyed by over a billion people daily across more than 200 countries. In 2023, our net revenue was $91 billion. In the UK, we pride ourselves on being a great place to work, consistently earning recognitions such as the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and Top Employer awards.

We offer competitive salaries, bonuses, health benefits, pension schemes, and additional perks like electric car schemes and extended parental leave. Our Skelmersdale site is a key manufacturing hub producing snacks like Snack-a-Jacks and Monster Munch, operating in a fast-paced environment that fosters innovation and team spirit.

Position Summary

Working Hours: Continental shift pattern (3/2), 12-hour shifts rotating between days (06:00-18:00) and nights (18:00-06:00), averaging 42 hours/week.

Salary: £55,000 per annum (including shift allowance).

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme
• 23 days holiday (buy/sell options)
• PPE provided
• Free parking
• Staff discount shop
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Long service rewards

Responsibilities

Main Accountability: As a Multi Skilled Engineer (Shift Technician), you will provide technical support to manufacturing, ensuring plant reliability through maintenance and continuous improvement activities, rotating on a continental shift pattern.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Perform planned and preventive maintenance using electrical, control system, and mechanical skills.
• Support site reliability by identifying failure modes, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
• Engage in proactive fault prevention and continuous improvement to meet KPIs.
• Support and mentor Manufacturing Technicians to develop their skills.
• Participate in site projects and change initiatives.
• Manage contractor activities, including permits and risk assessments.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Inducted apprentice with electrical bias, holding at least 18th edition qualification.
• City & Guilds 2391 certificate.
• Knowledge of SCADA, networking, and computer systems.
• PLC experience, preferably with Allen Bradley and Siemens.
• Multi-disciplinary engineering experience in FMCG preferred.
• Lean methodology experience is advantageous.
• Leadership and coaching experience.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• Team player with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Computer literate.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. We support applicants with physical or non-physical needs during the application process; please contact the recruiter for assistance.