Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Yolk Recruitment Limited; Downside; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturer in Downside seeks a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical background to join their team. The role involves maintaining and improving process and packing equipment on a busy manufacturing site. Successful candidates will bring relevant qualifications and skills in fault finding on PLC-controlled equipment. The position offers a salary of £53,000 and a collaborative work environment, with additional benefits like a company pension scheme and employee discounts.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount on products

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Time-served or fully qualified engineer with relevant qualifications.
• Strong electrical skillset essential for fault finding.
• Comfortable with motors, pumps, conveyors, and gearbox systems.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair faults on production and process equipment.
• Conduct electrical and mechanical maintenance tasks.
• Support maintenance of high-speed packing lines and equipment.

Skills

Electrical skillset

Fault finding on PLC-controlled equipment

Mechanical maintenance

Comfortable working with motors, pumps, conveyors

Education

City & Guilds / HNC / HND or similar qualification

Job description

Role

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Shift

4 on 4 off

Pay

£53,000 per annum

Location

Shepton Mallet

Have you recently completed your apprenticeship or are you a time-served Maintenance Engineer looking to work on a busy, high-tech manufacturing site?

We're working with a well-established manufacturer that combines traditional craft with cutting-edge technology to produce hundreds of millions of units every year. Due to continued growth and investment across their production facility, they're looking to strengthen their maintenance team with an additional engineer.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering department in a varied and hands-on role.

What you'll be doing

The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance and fault finding across a wide range of process and packing equipment on site. Your focus will be keeping machinery running safely and efficiently, supporting reactive repairs as well as ongoing improvements and upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair faults on production and process equipment
• Carry out both electrical and mechanical maintenance tasks
• Work with PLCs (I/O), inverters, heating elements, servo motors, sensors, etc.
• Mechanical work on conveyors, gearboxes, pumps, shafts, tensioners, bearings
• Support maintenance of high-speed packing lines, fillers, pasteurisers, and inspection systems
• Complete and improve PPM routines, contributing to OEE targets
• Record and report maintenance activity clearly and accurately
• Support with site projects and continuous improvement activities

Experience you'll bring to the team

• Time-served or fully qualified engineer (City & Guilds / HNC / HND or similar)
• Strong electrical skillset essential
• Confident fault finding on PLC-controlled equipment (Siemens / Allen Bradley beneficial)
• Comfortable working with motors, pumps, conveyors, and gearbox systems
• Previous experience in FMCG or food / drinks production preferred
• Additional skills such as welding, turning or milling would be a bonus

Benefits you'll get in return

• £53,000 annual salary
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on products
• Free on-site parking
• A collaborative team environment with strong investment in equipment and technology

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a reliable, hands-on engineer with a background in fast-paced manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.

Please apply with an up-to-date CV or get in touch with engineering recruiter Liam Reid to find out more.

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Please note, due to the high number of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to everyone directly. If you haven't heard back within 7 days, unfortunately, your application hasn't been successful on this occasion.