Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Gym access

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Pioneer Selection is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy Liverpool manufacturing site. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance across a broad range of production machinery, fault-finding, and driving improvements to reduce downtime.

The role requires strong electrical and mechanical skills, experience with 4 on, 4 off days/nights, and a solid appreciation of health and safety in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Essential: recognised electrical engineering qualification.
• Essential: multi-skilled maintenance experience in industrial/manufacturing settings.
• Essential: strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Essential: experience with planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance.
• Essential: ability to work 4 on, 4 off days/nights.
• Essential: good health and safety understanding in engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned Preventive Maintenance across production equipment.
• Respond to machinery breakdowns quickly and effectively.
• Perform electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repairs.
• Identify recurring faults and support reliability improvements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and equipment reliability.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Maintenance planning

PLC fault-finding

Health and safety

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Tools

PPM/CMMS

Job description

MULTI-SKILLED MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title: Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Liverpool
Salary: £50,000
Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off - 12-hour days and nights

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Liverpool.

Working as part of a supportive engineering team, you will carry out planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production machinery. You will be responsible for identifying faults, responding to breakdowns and completing preventative maintenance to improve equipment reliability and minimise downtime.

This position would suit a genuinely multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical fault-finding abilities and experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities of the Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across production equipment.
• Responding quickly and effectively to machinery breakdowns.
• Completing electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repairs.
• Identifying recurring faults and supporting permanent improvements.
• Contributing to continuous improvement and reliability projects.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with engineering procedures.
• Working closely with production and engineering colleagues to minimise downtime.

Essential Requirements

• A recognised electrical engineering qualification.
• Multi-skilled maintenance experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Experience completing planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance.
• Ability to work a 4 on, 4 off days-and-nights shift pattern.
• A good understanding of health and safety within an engineering environment.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or high-volume production.
• PLC fault-finding experience, including working with inputs and outputs.
• Experience using PPM or computerised maintenance management systems.
• Involvement in continuous improvement or machinery reliability projects.

Benefits

• £50,000 salary.
• Excellent company pension.
• Life insurance.
• Gym access.
• Ongoing technical training and development.
• Opportunities for career progression.
• Supportive and collaborative engineering team.
• Stable position with an established manufacturing business.