Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Advanced Engineering; Northampton; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Job summary

Auxo Engineering is partnering with a manufacturing business to recruit a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Northampton. The role spans electrical and mechanical maintenance, requires hands-on problem solving, and offers a salary of £62,000 plus overtime with Monday–Friday shifts and alternating early/late hours.

You will perform planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown repairs, fault-finding on PLCs, inverters, drives, hydraulics and gearboxes, and support reliability

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering apprenticeship or Level 3 qualification (NVQ/City & Guilds/BTEC) preferably with electrical bias.
• Proven experience across electrical fault-finding and mechanical maintenance.
• Experience diagnosing faults on automated manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Respond to machinery breakdowns, diagnose faults and perform safe repairs.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Fault-find on PLCs, inverters, drives, sensors and three-phase systems.
• Carry out mechanical maintenance on gearboxes, pumps, valves, bearings, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and mechanical drawings.
• Complete risk assessments and permits to work in line with safety requirements.
• Record maintenance activities in CMMS.
• Support equipment installations and reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with production teams to improve plant reliability.
• Provide out-of-hours support when required.
• Coordinate with external contractors on site.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

PLC & control systems

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £62,000 + Overtime

Location: Northampton

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, rotating early/late shifts

Hours: 05:30-14:00 / 13:30-22:00

Permanent Position

The Opportunity

Auxo Engineering is working with an established manufacturing business that is investing heavily in its engineering function and increasing its in-house maintenance capability.

We are looking for Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers to join a small, growing engineering team within a busy moulding facility.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys being hands-on, solving problems and playing an active role in improving equipment reliability and site performance.

You will be responsible for a combination of planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown response, fault-finding and continuous improvement, working across both electrical and mechanical systems.

The Role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to machinery breakdowns, quickly diagnosing faults and carrying out safe and effective repairs.
• Completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise equipment failures and unplanned downtime.
• Fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery, inverters, drives, sensors and three-phase electrical systems.
• Carrying out mechanical maintenance and repairs on gearboxes, pumps, valves, bearings, pneumatic systems and hydraulic circuits.
• Reading and interpreting electrical wiring diagrams, schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Completing risk assessments, permits to work and LOTO/isolation procedures in line with site safety requirements.
• Accurately recording maintenance activities through the site's CMMS.
• Supporting equipment installations, reliability improvements and root-cause analysis.
• Working closely with production and operational teams to identify opportunities to improve plant reliability.
• Providing out-of-hours support for essential operational systems when required.
• Working alongside external contractors and supporting their activities on site.

About You

We are looking for an engineer who is genuinely multi-skilled, with strong practical experience across both electrical and mechanical maintenance.

You'll ideally have:

• A recognised engineering apprenticeship or Level 3 qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds or BTEC, preferably with an electrical bias.
• Proven experience working across both electrical fault-finding and mechanical maintenance.
• Experience diagnosing faults on automated manufacturing equipment.
• Good knowledge of PLCs, drives, inverters, sensors and three-phase electrical systems.
• Mechanical maintenance experience, including hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, gearboxes and bearings.
• The ability to confidently read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and mechanical drawings.
• A strong understanding of health & safety, safe systems of work and isolation procedures.
• Good communication and reporting skills.
• A proactive, positive "can-do" attitude with a focus on finding solutions.
• A team-player mentality and a commitment to getting the job right first time.

What's on Offer?

• Salary £62,000, depending on experience.
• Overtime opportunities available.
• Monday-Friday working pattern.
• Alternating early and late shifts:
  • Week 1: 05:30-14:00
  • Week 2: 13:30-22:00
• Company pension.
• The opportunity to join a business investing in its engineering capability.
• A varied role with genuine scope to contribute to continuous improvement and engineering reliability.