Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician

Smartsearch Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing group is seeking a Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician for their Croydon site. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance on industrial equipment, with a focus on automated systems and safety. The ideal candidate will have a relevant electrical qualification and experience in maintenance and fault-finding. This position offers a competitive salary of £55k plus benefits and involves a 12-hour shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer or Industrial Maintenance role.
• Strong fault-finding and maintenance skills in electrical systems.
• Familiarity with planned maintenance systems (CMMS) and engineering reporting.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on various equipment.
• Conduct inspections, testing, and diagnosis of systems.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance equipment reliability.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

Automated systems knowledge

Health & Safety understanding

Education

Recognised electrical qualification (NVQ Level 3 / ONC / HNC or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician | Salary £55k + benefits | Location: Croydon | Working a 12-hour Panama shift pattern.

We're hiring a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer for a global manufacturing group at their Croydon manufacturing site. This position would suit an experienced Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer from a manufacturing, plastics, or process industry background who enjoys troubleshooting, fault finding, and continuous improvement with experience of working with automated systems, PLCs or SCADA controls. In this hands-on role, you\'ll support the maintenance and reliability of industrial plant equipment including steam boilers, thermal oil heaters, compressors, extrusion lines, and automated systems. Working on a rotating shift pattern, you\'ll play a key role in ensuring the site runs safely, efficiently, and continuously.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance (PPM and breakdowns) on a wide range of manufacturing equipment.
• Conduct routine inspections, testing, and fault diagnosis of mechanical, electrical and automated systems.
• Accurately record work completed in the computerised maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Lead and support continuous improvement projects to enhance safety, performance, and equipment reliability.
• Identify and report potential Health & Safety and environmental risks, promoting a strong safety culture across the site.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and process teams to reduce downtime and improve productivity.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience in a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer or Industrial Maintenance role.
• Recognised electrical qualification (NVQ Level 3 / ONC / HNC or equivalent).
• Experience working with automated systems, PLCs or SCADA controls.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and mechanical maintenance skills.
• Familiarity with planned maintenance systems (CMMS) and engineering reporting.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety in a process or production environment.

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