Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Acorn by Synergie; Leyland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG manufacturer in Leyland is seeking a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias. The role involves ensuring smooth operations through proactive maintenance, troubleshooting, and compliance with health and safety standards. A competitive salary and fantastic benefits package are offered, with work on a rotating 12-hour shift pattern.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Fantastic benefits package

Opportunity to work with a leading FMCG manufacturer

Qualifications

• HNC-qualified engineer with at least 2 years of post-apprenticeship maintenance experience.
• Experience ideally in an FMCG hygienic production environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP compliance.
• Provide proactive and reactive engineering support to optimize plant performance.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment faults and malfunctions promptly.

Skills

Health & Safety

Food Safety

GMP Compliance

Troubleshooting

Problem Solving

Education

HNC Qualification

Job description

Acorn by SYNERGIE is looking for a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join our client, a leading FMCG manufacturer based in Leyland, Lancashire.

We're seeking a time-served, HNC-qualified engineer with at least 2 years of post-apprenticeship maintenance experience, ideally within an FMCG hygienic production environment. Your key role will be to provide expert engineering support to the production team, ensuring smooth operations and minimal downtime.

Responsibilities:

Maintain high standards of Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP compliance.

Work within a specialist Engineering Maintenance team to keep production machinery running efficiently.

Provide proactive and reactive engineering support to optimize plant performance.

Execute planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks to minimize breakdowns.

Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment faults and malfunctions promptly.

Assist with root cause analysis to enhance long-term reliability and efficiency.

Play an active role in Continuous Improvement projects to drive operational excellence.

Shift Pattern:

This role operates on a rotating days and nights 12-hour shift pattern.

What's on Offer?

Highly competitive salary

Fantastic benefits package

Opportunity to work with a leading FMCG manufacturer

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.