Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection; Wales; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a Multi Skilled maintenance engineer to join their established team. This role offers a competitive salary of £45,000, opportunities for training and development, and the chance to progress into a Project Engineer position. Responsibilities include performing preventive maintenance, diagnosing faults, and collaborating with engineering teams to reduce downtime. Candidates should have a strong background in manufacturing, and an HNC or apprenticeship in an engineering discipline is desirable.

Benefits

Pension

Strong training and development scheme

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a multiskilled engineer in a manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of FMCG environments.
• Ability to work in teams and provide support.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preventive maintenance on processing and filling equipment.
• Support training opportunities for skills development.
• Diagnose faults in mechanical/electrical components.

Skills

Ambition & drive

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Mechanical / Electrical components diagnosis

Education

HNC in mechanical or electrical discipline

Recognised engineering apprenticeship

Tools

PLC's (Allen Bradley/ Siemens)

Pumps and valves

Variable speed drives

CIP systems

Job description

Benefits Package

£45,000

Opportunity to develop within the business and progress from a maintenance engineer to project engineer.

Realistic chance to take on more responsibility managing higher level tasks and duties within the business.

Pension

Strong training and development scheme

Excellent benefits

Multiple sites across the group - very stable organisation.With Operations across the UK and with an ever expanding customer base, this prestigious manufacturer are planning the next part of their recruitment push in the Maintenance team. Following their recent investment they are looking for a Multi Skilled maintenance engineer to join their well-established maintenance team, The company has multiple sites within the organisation and offers brilliant stability as well as internal and external training courses on specific manufacturing equipment together with a realistic chance to develop within the team. They're looking for the right individual who has aspirations to develop their skill sets and progress into a Project Engineer with some training and guidance from the company.

Role & Responsibilities

• Carrying out preventive maintenance on a variety of processing and filling equipment to ensure overall equipment efficiency.
• Delivering to a range of reactive and predictive preventative and maintenance schedules.
• Working with a range of machinery and instrumentation with pumps, motors, valves, agitators, etc. to ensure availability and a reduction of unplanned downtime.
• Working with other engineering and specialist teams to plan work.
• Booking in work into the maintenance system.
• Undergoing supported training and development opportunities to progress, whilst looking to support other areas and gain broader experience.
• Prioritising workload, ensuring production awareness of timescales.
• Diagnose faults, test, repair and maintain Mechanical / Electrical components.
• To observe, recognise and report on machinery / component defects, identifying symptoms of impending failures.
• Contact OEM's and other suppliers for technical support as and when required.
• Identify improvements and implement using continuous improvement strategies.
• Identify life cycle issues and raise these with possible recommendations.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Looking for an Engineer who has ambitions to want to progress into a Senior Engineer / Project Engineer and take on more responsibility.
• Ambition & drive with a positive 'can do' attitude.
• Strong experience as a multiskilled engineer working within a manufacturing company.
• HNC in either mechanical or electrical discipline or a recognised engineering apprenticeship is desirable.
• Experience of working in an FMCG environment with a strong knowledge / understanding of pumps, valves, variable speed drives, sensors, PLC's (Allen Bradley/ Siemens), Site Services (steam generation, compressors etc), CIP systems (chemical cleaning plant)
• Able to work in a team, supporting others with their workload and development when required.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.