Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary progression

Health & wellbeing

Pension

Life Assurance

Training opportunities

Overtime paid

Holiday leave

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is representing an established food manufacturer in the search for an electrically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Aberystwyth. The role is days-based, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, with some weekend flexibility.

You will provide reactive engineering support and carry out planned maintenance on production equipment within a busy manufacturing environment. There is a strong engineering team and a structured progression path.

Qualifications

• Electrical training or qualifications with practical maintenance capability.
• Experience as Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer or similar.
• Ability to fault-find and repair industrial machinery.
• Experience completing both planned and reactive maintenance.

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 and carry out effective repairs to minimise disruption.
• Work with equipment including processing machinery, pasteurisation systems, boilers and utilities.
• Support basic plumbing, mechanical strip-downs and general engineering activities.
• Record and manage maintenance activity through a CMMS.
• Utilise downtime for maintenance, repairs and equipment improvements.
• Collaborate with on-shift engineer and communicate with production and site teams.
• Follow health, safety, hygiene and food manufacturing procedures.

Skills

Electrical training

Maintenance engineering

Fault finding

Planned & reactive maintenance

Tools

Boilers

Processing equipment

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 Days 6:00 am - 2:00 pm, 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.

What You Will Do:

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Aberystwyth
£40,000 to £48,000, depending on experience

• 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 Will 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.

Contact Jacob Purcell to find out more.

If you are an electrically trained engineer who enjoys solving problems, working with a wide variety of equipment, and having four consecutive days off, this could be an excellent next move.