Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Aberystwyth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 5% + 3% employee

Health and wellbeing support

Life assurance

Holiday buy/sell

Training and accreditation

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is representing an established food manufacturer in Aberystwyth, seeking an electrically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer. The role is permanent, days-based with a 4 on, 4 off pattern from 10:00am to 10:00pm, and some weekend flexibility.

You will provide reactive maintenance, perform preventive tasks, fault-diagnose, and support boilers and processing equipment. The salary ranges from £40,000 to £48,000 with career progression and strong engineering support.

Qualifications

• Electrical training or qualifications with practical mechanical maintenance capability.
• Experience as Maintenance Engineer or similar.
• Ability to fault-find and repair industrial machinery.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
• Experience in food/regulated environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide reactive engineering support to keep high-volume production equipment running safely and efficiently.
• Complete planned preventive maintenance across production and site services equipment.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults, carrying out effective repairs to minimise disruption.
• Work with equipment including processing machinery, boilers, and associated utilities.
• Support basic plumbing, mechanical strip-downs and general engineering activities when required.
• Record and manage maintenance activity through a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Make the most of planned production downtime by completing maintenance, repairs and equipment improvements.
• Work closely with another engineer on shift and communicate with production and site teams.
• Follow robust health, safety, hygiene, and food manufacturing procedures always.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Safety awareness

Education

Electrical qualifications

Tools

Boilers

Pasteurisation systems

Industrial utilities

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is representing an established and well-invested food manufacturer in the search for an electrically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking for a permanent days-based shift. You will work a consistent 4 on, 4 off patterns from 10:00am to 10:00pm, joining an experienced and supportive engineering function within a busy manufacturing environment. There can be some flexibility around start and finish times at weekends, where agreed by the engineering team.

Role Details

• Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer


• Aberystwyth


• £40,000 to £48,000, depending on experience

What You’ll Do:

• Provide reactive engineering support to keep high-volume production equipment running safely and efficiently


• Complete planned preventive maintenance across production and site services equipment


• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults, carrying out effective repairs to minimise disruption


• Work with equipment including processing machinery, pasteurisation systems, boilers, and associated utilities


• Support basic plumbing, mechanical strip-downs and general engineering activities when required


• Record and manage maintenance activity through a computerised maintenance management system


• Make the most of planned production downtime by completing maintenance, repairs, and equipment improvements


• Work closely with another engineer on shift and communicate effectively with production and wider site teams


• Follow robust health, safety, hygiene, and food manufacturing procedures always

What You’ll Bring:

• Electrical training or qualifications, supported by practical mechanical maintenance capability


• Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer or similar


• Confidence fault-finding and repairing industrial machinery


• Experience completing both planned and reactive maintenance


• Manufacturing experience, ideally gained within food, beverage, FMCG, pharmaceutical or another regulated production environment


• A practical, inquisitive approach and the willingness to develop new technical skills


• The ability to work safely in and around production machinery, including accessing confined or awkward equipment areas


• Experience with boilers, processing equipment, pasteurisation systems, or industrial utilities would be beneficial, but is not essential

Why You Should Apply:

This position offers a particularly attractive shift pattern for engineers who want the benefits of a 4 on, 4 off schedules without switching between days and nights. Your standard hours will be 10:00am to 10:00pm, giving you predictable working days and substantial time away from work.

You will be joining a site with experienced lead engineers, strong engineering coverage and a culture that takes health, safety, and fatigue management seriously. The business operates an established engineering structure, with engineers supported by lead engineers and engineering management.

The wider package includes:

• Salary from £40,000 up to £48,000, reflecting your current skills and experience


• Clear salary reviews and the potential for structured progression as your capabilities develop


• Approximately 23 days' annual leave for the shift pattern


• Employer pension contribution of 5%, with a 3% employee contribution


• Health and wellbeing support, including money back towards dental and optical costs


• Three times annual salary life assurance


• Holiday buying and selling options


• Company sick pay that increases with length of service


• Accredited technical training, with opportunities covering areas such as boilers, working at height and other relevant engineering skills


• Occasional voluntary overtime paid at time and a half

The site benefits from significant backing and continuing capital investment while retaining the collaborative atmosphere of a smaller operation where colleagues know one another and engineers can have a visible impact.