Multiskilled Electrical Engineer – PPM & PLCs in Food

ETS Consulting Ltd; Ringway; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ETS Consulting Ltd invites applications for an Electrically Biased Engineer based in Manchester. The role focuses on proactive maintenance, PLC-driven machinery, and fast response to breakdowns within a food manufacturing environment.

You'll complete scheduled PPM tasks, record activities accurately, and contribute to continuous improvement of maintenance schedules while working with safety circuits and automated production equipment.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification to a minimum of ONC level 3.
• Proven experience as Multiskilled Engineer in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills and understanding of control systems, PLCs and automated equipment.
• Experience with reading electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Experience completing PPM schedules and responding to breakdowns under time pressure.

Responsibilities

• Complete scheduled PPM tasks across production line machinery and site equipment, ensuring compliance with maintenance plans.
• Accurately record all PPM activity, identifying and reporting any emerging issues before they become breakdowns.
• Contribute ideas to refine and improve PPM schedules over time.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns, minimising production downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults accurately and apply a fix-first-time approach.
• Support root cause analysis following significant breakdowns to prevent recurrence.
• Communicate progress, timescales and risks with production teams and shift management.
• Work independently during weekend lone-working shifts, managing priorities and workload.

Skills

Apprentice Trained Engineer

PLC systems

PPM systems

Education

ONC level 3

Job description

ETS Consulting Ltd invites applications for an Electrically Biased Engineer based in Manchester. The role focuses on proactive maintenance, PLC-driven machinery, and fast response to breakdowns within a food manufacturing environment.

You'll complete scheduled PPM tasks, record activities accurately, and contribute to continuous improvement of maintenance schedules while working with safety circuits and automated production equipment.