Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Synergi Recruitment; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK recruitment agency is seeking a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to proactively drive the maintenance and repair of production equipment in Biggleswade. With a competitive salary of £55K, the role emphasizes fault finding and problem-solving capabilities alongside strong mechanical and electrical skills. The successful candidate will monitor processes, work with minimal supervision, and be part of an effective engineering team. This position offers comprehensive benefits including holiday entitlement and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

21 days holiday, increasing to 24 after 3 years

Health cover

Pension with employer contribution

Life assurance x3 salary

Company sick pay

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant experience.
• High competence in fault finding and problem solving.
• Strong mechanical and electrical skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive maintenance and repair of production equipment.
• Monitor processes and equipment, taking corrective action.
• Work with minimal supervision and manage priorities.

Skills

Fault finding and problem solving

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Team player

Organisational skills

Time management

PC literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Job Description

Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

• 21 days holiday, increasing to 24 after 3 years
• Health cover
• Pension (5% employer contribution, 3% employee but they can pay more if they want to)
• 1.5x overtime pay
• Life assurance x3 salary
• Company sick pay (increases with service)

Job Purpose

• Proactively drive the maintenance and repair of all production equipment in line with factory KPIs

Key responsibilities

• Form an approach to root cause analysis and initiation of corrective actions by taking ownership of issues and seeing them through to conclusion.
• Controls, operates and maintains manufacturing equipment to a high standard of performance.
• Establishes and works to maintain standards and maintenance process parameters.
• Applies preventative maintenance to ensure a high degree of organisation and flexibility with zero downtime.
• Reviews preventative maintenance tasks and updates work orders with engineering hierarchy
• Monitors processes and equipment, reports variances and takes corrective and remedial action when necessary.
• Works with little supervision and capable to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Communicates systems, machinery or process malfunction as appropriate to Engineering and Production management.
• Drives proactive idea scheduling with the Lead Engineering Supervisor.
• Responds to unplanned maintenance events in a timely fashion.
• Plans Engineering work orders into shift time.
• Completes Engineering project work as required for installation and change to equipment and processes.
• Assist Production with any issues that may arise throughout the shift.
• Ensure all information is entered into the relevant system, issues and potential issues and spares used / required.

Key Parameters for success; KPIs and Targets

• Technical availability KPI
• PM Schedule adherence KPI
• Factory OEE KPI
• Factory Wastage KPI
• Engineering Budget KPI

Competencies/Qualifications/Experience/Technical Skills

Essential

• 7 years time served
• Demonstrates a high level of competence in fault finding and problem solving
• Demonstrates a high standard of mechanical and electrical skills
• Effective team player
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Proactive approach to work
• PC literacy basic use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Desirable

• Level 2 Food Safety
• HACCP
• Previous experience working in a food factory

Competences required

• Problem solving and analytics as per engineering competency framework
• Communication as per engineering competency framework
• Team working as per engineering competency framework
• Personal effectiveness as per engineering competency framework
• Leadership as per engineering competency framework
• Work environment as per engineering competency framework
• Relationships treat all colleagues with dignity and respect

Key challenges

• As per factory KPIs

Key Interfaces

Internally: Engineering Team, Production Team, Operations Team, Quality Team, HR.

Externally: Agency staff, Contractors and Auditors.

Applicable to: Multi-skilled Engineer.

Manager: Technical Engineering Manager.

Established: 16/10/20.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: £55K

Holiday: 21 days (increasing to 24 after 3 years).

Healthcare: Entitled to private healthcare for themselves only, on completion of probationary period.

Life assurance: 3 x annual salary.

Pension: 5% company contributory pension if matched with 3% employee contribution.

Notice period: 1 month