Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – FMCG

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd; Chester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Career progression and development

Supportive management teams

Continuous improvement projects

Job summary

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd in Chester is seeking a Multi Skilled Engineer to maintain site machinery across a fast-paced food manufacturing operation. The role covers PPM, reactive maintenance, repairs, and inspections with a 4 on 4 off shift, days and nights.

You will diagnose faults, perform overhauls and improvements, and support new installations while ensuring safety and reliability using CMMS to log activities. The ideal candidate has an engineering qualification and FMCG experience.

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering qualification, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, or food manufacturing environments.
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding and maintenance skills.
• Proven experience with planned preventative and reactive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, servicing, repairs, and inspections.
• Respond to emergency machine breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose root causes and implement solutions, handover to next shift when needed.
• Record maintenance activities and repairs using CMMS.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and raise engineering standards.

Skills

Fault diagnosis and repair

Safety compliance

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Education

Engineering qualification (city & guilds / HNC / ONC etc.)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd in Chester is seeking a Multi Skilled Engineer to maintain site machinery across a fast-paced food manufacturing operation. The role covers PPM, reactive maintenance, repairs, and inspections with a 4 on 4 off shift, days and nights.

You will diagnose faults, perform overhauls and improvements, and support new installations while ensuring safety and reliability using CMMS to log activities. The ideal candidate has an engineering qualification and FMCG experience.