Multi Skilled Print Finishing Equipment Engineer

Taylor Higson; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Manchester is seeking a Multi Skilled Print Finishing Equipment Engineer. This role offers a competitive starting salary of £40,000 with an achievable OTE of £62,000, along with extensive travel across the UK and occasional international projects. You'll install, service, and repair advanced finishing machinery, ensuring you have diverse technical challenges and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Premium Company Car

Healthcare & Protection

25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

Continuous Development

Qualifications

• Experience with complex industrial machinery, ideally in finishing, packaging, or print systems.
• Ability to fault-find on drives, sensors, and PLCs.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, service, and repair high-end finishing machinery.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and emergency support.

Skills

Strong mechanical background

Sound electrical skills

Field service experience

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Multi Skilled Print Finishing Equipment Engineer

£40,000 basic (OTE £62k) Premium Company Car Overtime Paid Door-to-Door UK Travel with Some Overseas Work

You’ll work on cutting-edge finishing and converting systems used by leading print and packaging producers, taking on installations, servicing, and technical support across the UK and occasionally overseas. If you’re looking for a technically varied role, excellent earning potential, and long-term security, this is a career move worth exploring.

What You’ll Do

• Install, commission, service, and repair high-end post-press / finishing machinery (cutting, folding, binding, die-cutting, converting, and related systems).
• Diagnose and resolve both mechanical and electrical faults, including drives, sensors, controls, and precision assemblies.
• Carry out preventative maintenance, emergency breakdown support, and machine upgrades.
• Travel extensively across the UK (with occasional international projects) — no fixed territory, ensuring wide exposure and technical variety.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Attractive Earnings – £40k starting salary with realistic OTE of £62k (overtime is plentiful and paid door-to-door).
• Premium Company Car – “User chooser” scheme; current engineers drive vehicles such as Mercedes A250, Audi A3, BMW 225.
• Travel Variety – UK-wide with occasional international trips — a mix of installations, service and technical support.
• 25 Days Holiday Bank Holidays – Plus average holiday pay so you don’t lose overtime when taking leave.
• Healthcare & Protection – Medicash cash plan, life insurance, and private medical insurance after 5 years’ service.
• Long-Term Security – Market-leading pension scheme (employer contributions rise with service — up to 2x your contribution after 10 years).
• Overtime Rates – Time & a half after 18:00 and on Saturdays, double time on Sundays & bank holidays. Overnight allowances paid (UK & overseas).
• Continuous Development – Specialist product training and clear career progression within a global engineering team.

What We’re Looking For

• Multi-skilled engineer — strong mechanical background with sound electrical skills (fault-finding on drives, sensors, PLCs desirable).
• Field service, maintenance or installation experience on complex industrial machinery — ideally finishing, packaging, or print systems.
• Confident problem solver who enjoys independent work, travel, and customer interaction.
• Comfortable with frequent UK travel and time away from home (approx. 100 nights per year).
• Based in England with good motorway access (M1, M6, M40, M4 etc.).

The Opportunity

A rare chance to work with one of the world’s most respected names in print and post-press technology — a company that values its engineers, offers excellent earning potential, first-class training and a long-term career path.