Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Zest; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Brand new kit

Healthcare cash-back plan

Life cover (3x salary)

Non-contributory pension

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

Share in the business

Job summary

Zest, a British food manufacturer, is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join its Somerset site. You will maintain automated lines and extensive packaging equipment, ensuring smooth production and high uptime across multiple zones.

Ideal candidates have an engineering apprenticeship and strong electrical skills, with FMCG or food manufacturing experience preferred. The role offers a permanent contract with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experienced maintenance engineer with relevant industry background.
• Apprenticeship-trained in engineering or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety in a food processing environment.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative and reactive maintenance across site machinery and plant.
• Fault finding to minimize downtime in a fast-paced production environment.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical skills

Multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical)

Teamwork

Initiative

SCADA

PLC experience

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

Tetra Pak

Tecma

Delta equipment

Job description

Position: Multi-Skilled Engineer

Location: Somerset (Commutable from Bristol, Weston-Super Mare, Wells, Shepton Mallet, Blagdon and surrounding areas)

Salary: 50,000 - 55,000

Shift: 4O4O - 2Days 2nights

Contract: Permanent opportunity

WHY THIS ONE IS WORTH A LOOK

• Brand new kit: around 1m invested in new, increasingly automated machinery
• Employee-owned: colleagues own a share of the business
• Open to all flavours of engineer: strong electrical or multi-skilled mechanical/electrical, whichever way you lean
• Room to grow: learning and development after probation, with a clear route to the next role
• A team that wants you there: welcoming, supportive engineering teams of around 6-8

THE ROLE

Join the Engineering team at an established, ambitious British Food manufacturer on a mission to build a truly world‑class engineering function. You'll be a key part of the production process, keeping machinery running smoothly so production runs as effectively and efficiently as possible.

It's a large-scale site with five production zones, big volumes of products and a growing list of automated lines, including Tetra Pak, Tecma and Delta equipment.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Planned preventative and reactive maintenance across machinery and plant on site
• Fault finding and keeping downtime to a minimum in a fast‑paced, large‑scale environment
• Supporting root cause analysis, continuous improvement and day‑to‑day operational efficiency
• Helping with project work as needed, including bringing in new plant and equipment

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer
• An appropriate engineering qualification, ideally apprenticeship trained
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety in a food processing environment
• Ideally, food manufacturing or FMCG production experience
• Strong electrical skills or multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical) ability, depending on your experience
• The ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative
• Nice to have: SCADA experience, and PLC experience would be a bonus.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• 50,000 - 55,000 (DOE), with optional overtime
• Non-contributory pension and competitive holiday allowance
• Life cover (3x annual salary)
• Healthcare cash-back plan (including dental) and a 24-hour doctor line for you and your family
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised company products
• Free parking and top-of-the-range PPE
• Access to Grocery Aid support
• A share in the business through employee ownership