Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Bedfordshire

Synergi Search & Select Ltd; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Biggleswade. This role involves carrying out maintenance on production machinery in the food manufacturing sector. Candidates should have strong mechanical and electrical skills, including PLC knowledge. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a bonus scheme and pension contributions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus Scheme (up to 5%)

Excellent Pension - up to 10% employer contributions

Health Cash Plan

Buy Holiday Scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Free Parking

Discounted / free products

Retail discounts (over 900 brands)

Generous family leave policy

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Time-served Multi-Skilled Engineer with mechanical and electrical expertise.
• Strong background in manufacturing maintenance, ideally FMCG or food.
• Proactive and safety-conscious, focused on high standards.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on machinery.
• Diagnose faults using mechanical and electrical expertise.
• Support production teams to resolve breakdowns quickly.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

PLC knowledge

Fault finding

Teamwork

Education

Apprenticeship, HNC, NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Bedfordshire
Shift Pattern: Panama Shift

sALARY: £55,000

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with experience in both mechanical and electrical fault finding? Do you want to join a well-established FMCG / food manufacturing site where reliability, continuous improvement and safety are top priorities?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking manufacturer as part of their engineering team. You'll play a key role in ensuring equipment runs efficiently, downtime is minimised and improvements are driven across the site.

The Role

• Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production machinery
• Diagnose faults using mechanical and electrical expertise (including PLCs)
• Support production teams to resolve breakdowns quickly and effectively
• Apply root cause analysis to identify long-term fixes and process improvements
• Mentor and support operators, apprentices and junior engineers
• Work safely at all times, following isolation, permits and risk assessment procedures

The Person

• Time-served Multi-Skilled Engineer (apprenticeship, HNC, NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent)
• Strong background in mechanical & electrical maintenance within manufacturing (ideally FMCG or food)
• Good knowledge of PLCs and automated production lines
• Proactive, safety-conscious and focused on delivering high standards
• Able to work effectively on a fast-moving shift pattern and contribute to a strong team culture

What’s On Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus Scheme (up to 5%)
• Excellent Pension - up to 10% employer contributions
• Health Cash Plan
• Buy Holiday Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free Parking
• Discounted / free products
• Retail discounts (over 900 brands)
• Generous family leave policy
• Career development opportunities with a major international group

This role is perfect for a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Shift Engineer or Electrical/Mechanical Engineer looking for a secure role with great progression opportunities in a growing food manufacturing business.

About Synergi Recruitment

Synergi Recruitment specialise in placing Maintenance Engineers, Multi-Skilled Engineers and Technical Leaders across the FMCG and manufacturing sectors. If this role isn’t quite right for you, we often have other opportunities across days, nights and continental shifts throughout the UK.

Apply now, or contact Synergi Recruitment to discuss our latest vacancies.