Multiskilled Engineer

Michael Page; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension schemes

Training courses available

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a fast-paced food manufacturing site in the UK. You will maintain electrical and mechanical systems across filling and can-seaming lines, ensuring safety compliance and minimal downtime.

Day to day you’ll perform routine and reactive repairs, install and commission equipment per latest regulations, and log activities in the CMMS. This role operates on 7AM-4PM and 2-10PM shifts, totaling 45 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• Qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 in an electrical or mechanical discipline.
• 18th Edition qualification and practical maintenance experience.
• Experience in automated, high-speed food manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance on production lines.
• Carry out installations and fault-finding on filling and seaming equipment.
• Maintain plant, equipment and building services to quality standards.
• Use CMMS to document schedules and reactive work orders.
• Minimise downtime on high-volume lines through proactive maintenance.

Skills

AC/DC drives knowledge

PLC fault-finding

Hydraulics and pneumatics

Health & safety procedures

FMCG/food manufacturing experience

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical or mechanical engineering

18th Edition qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer you will be responsible for filling, seaming, and keeping packing lines running - covering electrical and mechanical maintenance across production, plant, and building equipment in a high-speed, high-volume food manufacturing environment.

Client Details

Our client is a fast-growing FMCG manufacturer producer who operate across the UK. They offer great opportunities for candidates as they continue to grow their presence in the market.

Description

Ensure all work practices adhere to health and safety policies and to food safety and hygiene standards.

Work both independently and as part of a team, carrying out routine and reactive repair across our filling and can-seaming lines, ensuring deliverable targets are met or exceeded.

Responsible for day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance of production plant - including filling machines, can seamers, blow moulders, and building services.

Complete electrical installations to the latest regulations (18th Edition) within a fast-moving factory environment.

Carry out electrical maintenance across both fixed production plant and mobile/ancillary equipment.

Support the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of key automated manufacturing plant equipment, including bottle filling lines, can seamers (tops and bottoms), and PET blow moulding machines.

Maintain and fault-find on in-line metal detection and other Critical Control Point (CCP) equipment, escalating any downtime promptly per BRC requirements.

Implement, document, and report routine maintenance schedules for plant and machinery using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Assist other trades within the facility and complete mechanical repairs as required.

Complete reactive work orders within agreed time parameters, minimising line downtime on high-volume filling operations.

Demonstrate proactive problem-solving ability, thinking objectively through various options and scenarios when diagnosing plant faults.Double Days Role- 7AM-4PM and 2-10PM /45 Hours a week

Profile

• Knowledge of AC/DC drives and their associated motors or pumps.
• PLC fault-finding ability - acting as the site's go-to for electrical controls matters on automated filling and seaming equipment.
• In-depth knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics, particularly as applied to filling heads and can-handling equipment.
• Good working knowledge of health & safety procedures and food safety/hygiene requirements (desirable).
• 18th Edition qualification.
• Qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 in an electrical or mechanical engineering discipline.
• Ideally apprentice-trained, with experience in an automated, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of bottle filling, can seaming, and blow moulding equipment, ideally within edible oils, dairy, or wider food manufacturing.
• Strong practical maintenance background, gained within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.

Job Offer

• Salary of £45,000 to £50,000 DOE
• Great opportunity for progression and growth
• Training courses available
• Pension schemes