Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician

AkzoNobel; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international coatings company is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician in Long Eaton. The role involves maintaining plant and equipment, carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 3 qualifications in Electrical and Mechanical trades and experience in a similar environment. Benefits include competitive salary, holiday allowance, and various employee discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday excluding bank holidays

Income protection

Employee Life Assurance

Company pension

Product discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Electrical and Mechanical trade qualifications.
• Experience in a multi-skilled maintenance role, ideally within a COMAH chemical facility.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Implement inspection routines and preventive maintenance on plant equipment.
• Diagnose faults and investigate causes of breakdowns.
• Collaborate on installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Record all maintenance work in the CMMS system.

Skills

Diagnosis and fault-finding skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork abilities

Health and safety awareness

Proactive problem-solving

Education

Electrical and Mechanical trade qualifications (minimum NVQ Level 3)

HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS system

Job description

Job Purpose

Join our Engineering team in Felling as a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Technician, where you’ll play a vital role in maintaining plant and equipment to ensure maximum uptime and safe operations. You’ll carry out preventative maintenance, fault finding, and repairs, while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across our busy production site.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement statutory inspection routines and preventative maintenance on plant equipment.
• Diagnose faults and investigate root causes of repeated breakdowns, implementing permanent solutions.
• Collaborate with colleagues to install and commission new equipment.
• Ensure all maintenance work is accurately recorded in our CMMS system.
• Complete work within agreed timescales and in compliance with safety standards.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to enhance performance.
• Work with and assist contractors as required.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Electrical and Mechanical trade qualifications (minimum NVQ Level 3).
• Experience in a multi‑skilled maintenance role, ideally within a COMAH chemical facility.
• Strong diagnosis and fault‑finding skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Strong health & safety awareness and ability to work safely under recognised codes and practices.

Desirable

• HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Previous experience on a COMAH site.
• Knowledge of motors, pumps, valves, gearboxes, conveyors, palletisers, and filling lines.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings.
• Intermediate computer literacy skills.

What Makes You Stand Out

• A proactive approach to problem‑solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise effectively.
• Flexibility to work shifts and weekends when required.

What We Offer at AkzoNobel

• Competitive salary (depending on experience) plus shift allowances.
• 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays.
• Income protection.
• Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centre stores.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Life Assurance.
• Company pension.
• Product discounts.
• Flexible benefits scheme offering Gymflex, retail card, dental cover and more.

We’ve been inventing the future for more than two centuries and need people like you to be part of the team. Apply online via the link and we will get right back to you.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.