Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Mon-Fri Days, PLCs

Hunter Selection; Wirral; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension

Private Healthcare

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Assurance

Job summary

Hunter Selection is seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a leading manufacturing site in the Wirral region. The role is a days-shift Monday to Friday (7am-3pm) with a starting salary around £52,000 plus a market-leading bonus scheme and benefits package.

You will own PPM activities, perform fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems, drive reliability, and support continuous improvement initiatives across automated production lines.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship with Level 3 qualification.
• Multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical and mechanical capabilities.
• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, process, or automated production environments.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements.
• Experience with PLC-controlled equipment, motors, drives, pumps, valves, pneumatics, or hydraulics.
• Familiarity with Kaizen, TPM, Lean Manufacturing.
• Proactive team player with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Owns planned preventive maintenance (PPM) activities and maintenance standards.
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding, breakdown response, and root cause analysis.
• Drives equipment reliability and improvements to MTBF across production lines.
• Manages maintenance planning, tags, and spare parts.
• Supports continuous improvement, Kaizen, and focused improvement projects.
• Coaches operators on maintenance standards and equipment care.
• Supports machinery upgrades, installations, and improvement initiatives.
• Maintains technical documentation and engineering standards.
• Collaborates with operations, engineering, quality, and production teams.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical skills

Fault finding

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

PLC control systems

Kaizen / Lean Manufacturing

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Time-served apprenticeship with Level 3 qualification

Tools

PLC-controlled equipment

Motors & drives

Pumps & valves

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Job description

Hunter Selection is seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a leading manufacturing site in the Wirral region. The role is a days-shift Monday to Friday (7am-3pm) with a starting salary around £52,000 plus a market-leading bonus scheme and benefits package.

You will own PPM activities, perform fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems, drive reliability, and support continuous improvement initiatives across automated production lines.