Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Preston; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Preston is hiring a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias. You will perform scheduled and emergency maintenance, fault diagnostics, and actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers a competitive salary, flexible shifts, and strong career growth opportunities in a supportive engineering culture.

Benefits

6% employer pension contribution

Private healthcare

Career progression opportunities

Modern site & supportive culture

Great work/life balance with Panama shifts

Qualifications

• Time-served engineer with electrical bias required.
• Experience in fast-paced industrial settings preferred.
• Strong fault-finding skills both electrically and mechanically.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Fault finding, diagnostics and repairs on PLCs, drives, motors, and sensors.
• Collaborate with teams to minimize downtime.

Skills

Fault Finding

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Education

Electrical Qualifications

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrically Biased) – Preston – £50,000

Panama Shifts (Days & Nights) | 6% Pension | Private Healthcare | Career Progression

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias? Ready to join a thriving team where no two days are the same and your career growth is taken seriously?

We're hiring a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a leading company based in Preston. Working on a Panama shift pattern (days & nights), you’ll be a key part of the team maintaining high-performance machinery and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

What’s on offer:

• £50,000 salary
• Panama shift pattern – great work/life balance
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Private healthcare – with the option to upgrade for full family cover
• Huge scope for progression – pursue further qualifications, upskill in new areas, or grow into leadership
• Modern site & supportive engineering culture

What you'll be doing:

• Performing planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment
• Fault finding, diagnostics and repairs on PLCs, drives, motors, sensors, etc.
• Supporting continuous improvement and root cause analysis
• Working collaboratively with engineering and production teams to minimise downtime
• Keeping documentation and maintenance records up to date

What we’re looking for:

• Time-served engineer with electrical bias (electrical qualifications essential)
• Experience in a fast-paced industrial environment
• Strong fault-finding skills – both electrical and mechanical
• Comfortable working days & nights on a Panama rota
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset

If you're looking for a role where your skills are valued, your development is invested in, and your future is full of potential, we want to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us for more info – this is a role you don't want to miss. [e-mail]

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation