Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

United In Recruitment Ltd; Stockport; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Auto enrolled into Stakeholder Pension

28 days holiday

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Discounts on blinds/shutters

Free Flu Jab voucher

Christmas Savings Scheme

Job summary

United In Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a well-established manufacturing company in Stockport to recruit a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer. You will lead electrical maintenance and installation across diverse machinery, including fabric processing lines, stenter ovens, packing equipment and associated peripherals, with a focus on proactive fault finding and continuous improvement.

Working hours are 40 per week, 7:30am–4:30pm, Monday to Friday, with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained or equivalent, with NVQ Level 3 in electrical maintenance or installation.
• Strong fault finding skills and the ability to interpret schematic drawings.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment—ideally textiles or a paper mill.

Responsibilities

• Electrical maintenance and repairs across a diverse range of machinery (fabric inspection/packing equipment, fabric cutting machines, stenter ovens, unwinders, coating heads, Pleva weight monitoring, rewind systems, fabric pleating machinery, lamination equipment, liquor mixing plant).
• Electrical installation work across the site (armoured cabling for new machinery, lighting and power installations).
• Complete PPM activities on factory services and equipment; support installation and commissioning of new plant and machinery.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical maintenance

Electrical installation

Schematic drawings

Manufacturing experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in electrical maintenance or installation

Job description

My clients are a very well-established manufacturing company based in NorthWest. We are now recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer based at the site in Stockport.

Working Hours:

40 hours per week – 7:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

1 hour - Unpaid Lunch Break.

As a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will report directly to the Production Manager and take on a proactive, hands on role.

You’ll be responsible for electrical maintenance and repairs across a diverse range of machinery, including fabric inspection and packing equipment, fabric cutting machines, stenter ovens and associated peripherals (unwinders, coating heads, Pleva weight monitoring, rewind systems), fabric pleating machinery, lamination equipment, and our liquor mixing plant.

Your role will also include electrical installation work across the site—such as installing armoured cabling for new machinery, lighting and power installations—alongside completing PPM activities on factory services and equipment. You will also support the installation and commissioning of new plant and machinery.

We’re looking for someone with a proven background in a similar role, strong electrical expertise, and ideally some mechanical capability. You should be confident in identifying potential issues and recommending effective corrective actions.

You’ll thrive here if you’re a focused team player with a strong character, enjoy working in a fast paced and growing business.

Qualifications & Skills

• Apprentice trained or equivalent, with NVQ Level 3 in electrical maintenance or installation
• Strong fault finding skills and the ability to interpret schematic drawings
• Experience in a manufacturing environment—ideally textiles or a paper mill

If successful, you will complete a three-month probation period.

Our vision is to be the leading supplier of products that meet the aspirational and lifestyle needs of our customers.

Our Values:

• Trust, Integrity and Respect - in everything we do.
• Individual Development – helping our people grow and develop.
• Commitment, Resilience and Ambition - in pursuit of our goals.
• Continuous Improvement - in everything we do.

• Auto enrolled into our Stakeholder Pension Scheme (Louvolite contributes 4%).
• 28 days holiday (including statutory), rising by one day after one completed year of service.
• Life Assurance covering your annual salary.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling support, legal guidance, and medical advice from qualified nurses, for you and your immediate family.
• Mental Health First Aiders available to provide support and guidance.
• Discounted Blinds and Shutters, upon successful completion of your Probationary Period.
• Free Flu Jab voucher every Autumn.
• Christmas Savings Scheme.