Multiskilled Engineer – Food Plant Maintenance & TPM

Pilgrim's Europe; Quarrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a Multiskilled Engineer for our Ruskington site in the United Kingdom. You will provide technical support to correct, prevent and eliminate problems, and work with production during factory start up.

You will ensure adherence to health, safety, environment and hygiene policies and maintain equipment performance, while driving a culture of continuous improvement. The role requires hands-on engineering expertise and strong teamwork across departments.

Qualifications

• Essential: recognised mechanical/electrical engineering qualification and hands-on experience.
• Essential: time-served apprenticeship in food manufacturing or similar.
• Essential: broad knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, electrical and PLC/inverter assets.
• Essential: strong fault-finding, risk assessment and safe-working practices.
• Desirable: experience with CMMS, PLCs and lean/asset care techniques.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair equipment to meet food safety and quality standards.
• Manage and close out equipment failures, work orders and PPMs.
• Adhere to Health, Safety, Environment and Hygiene policies.
• Support production during startup and reduce downtime.
• Keep workshop areas clean and audit-ready; uphold safety principles.
• Communicate effectively with engineering and production teams.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Hands-on experience

Time-served apprenticeship

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

PLC/inverter knowledge

Risk assessment

Safe systems of work

Lean & Asset Care

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Recognised mechanical/electrical engineering qualification

BTEC Engineering certificate

Apprenticeship in engineering

Tools

CMMS

PLC programming

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a Multiskilled Engineer for our Ruskington site in the United Kingdom. You will provide technical support to correct, prevent and eliminate problems, and work with production during factory start up.

You will ensure adherence to health, safety, environment and hygiene policies and maintain equipment performance, while driving a culture of continuous improvement. The role requires hands-on engineering expertise and strong teamwork across departments.