Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Mid Sussex; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their team in the Haydock area. This role involves the mechanical and electrical maintenance of production equipment in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment. With a strong focus on training and development, the position offers job security and a chance to work with a leading global brand. Ideal candidates will have experience in fault finding, repair, and maintenance of machinery and systems, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to take on technical challenges and grow their careers.

Benefits

Medical Care

Employee Benefit Scheme

Discount Plans

High availability for Overtime

Qualifications

• Time served Engineer with an engineering certificate (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in fault finding and general maintenance of machinery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for mechanical & electrical maintenance of production equipment.
• Participate in planned preventative maintenance and fault finding.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Maintenance

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Control Systems

Education

Engineering Certificate in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Haydock

Client: Hunter Selection

Location: Haydock, United Kingdom

Job Category: -

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 13ee5ab7af82

Job Views: 9

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

FMCG Manufacturing Industry

Haydock Area

Double Days

High availability for Overtime, Medical Care, Employee Benefit Scheme and Discount Plans

This is an opportunity to work for a true market leader and established global brand within a progressive business. With training and development on offer to maximise your skillset, with a long-established presence. Working on a UK wide scale and obtaining a consistent order book, this opportunity will appeal to a candidate looking for job security and a technical challenge.

Role Description

• Responsible for the mechanical & electrical maintenance of all production equipment.
• Ensure that any mechanical or electrical problems are rectified as a priority.
• Participate in planned preventative maintenance.
• Fault finding and repair of all plant, machinery, and equipment.
• Liaise with external contractors.
• Involvement in capital expenditure and continuous improvement projects.
• Ensuring all equipment meets company and legal health & safety requirements.
• Communicating unscheduled downtime to the Site Head Engineer and the reasons with solutions.
• All works performed following a code of ethics in accordance with good manufacturing practice.
• Identification of improvements that can be made to production lines or individual machinery or other operations.

Skills and Qualifications

• Will be a time served Engineer and have an engineering certificate (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
• Have experience in fault finding, repair and general maintenance of machinery, hydraulics, electrics, and other production associated systems.
• Production environment experience essential, ideally in an FMCG organisation.
• Competent to attempt most aspects of mechanical and electrical engineering with little direction.
• Experienced with control systems and finding potential faults.
• Able to read schematic drawings and diagnose faults quickly & accurately.
• Experienced with all aspects of pneumatics and hydraulics.