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Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Chard Town; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

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Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a well‑established manufacturer in Chard, Somerset. You will be responsible for maintaining a wide range of production and packaging equipment, with a strong focus on electrical fault finding and safe, reliable operation.

The role involves planned preventative and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and supporting continuous improvement projects to maximise plant uptime.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or recognised engineering qualification.
• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Electrically biased with ability to diagnose and rectify electrical faults independently.
• Experience fault finding on production machinery and automated equipment.
• Comfortable working with three-phase motors, control panels, drives and electrical components.
• A logical approach to fault finding with a focus on safety and reliability.
• Proactive attitude and willingness to support the wider engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventive and reactive maintenance across production and packaging machinery.
• Diagnosing and resolving electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Maintaining motors, drives, conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, pneumatics and associated production equipment.
• Fault finding on electrical control systems, sensors, inverters and three-phase equipment.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant reliability and performance.
• Assisting with equipment installations, upgrades and engineering projects.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are completed safely and in accordance with food manufacturing standards.
• Working closely with production to maximise equipment availability.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Maintenance experience

Electrical systems

Safety

Team support

Fault diagnosis

Three-phase motors

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £53,000 + Benefits

Shift: 4on4off days

Location: Chard, Somerset

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge?

Whether you're mechanically or electrically biased, however can demonstrate good electrical fault finding capability, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

You'll be joining a well-established manufacturer where engineering plays a key role in maintaining production reliability, minimising downtime and supporting continuous improvement. Working as part of an experienced maintenance team, you'll be responsible for maintaining a wide range of production and packaging equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This is what you'll be doing

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across production and packaging machinery.
• Diagnosing and resolving electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Maintaining motors, drives, conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, pneumatics and associated production equipment.
• Fault finding on electrical control systems, sensors, inverters and three-phase equipment.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant reliability and performance.
• Assisting with equipment installations, upgrades and engineering projects.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are completed safely and in accordance with food manufacturing standards.
• Working closely with production to maximise equipment availability.

What you'll need

• Time-served apprenticeship or recognised engineering qualification.
• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Electrically biased preferred as confidence to diagnose and rectify electrical faults independently is essential
• Experience fault finding on production machinery and automated equipment.
• Comfortable working with three-phase motors, control panels, drives and electrical components.
• A logical approach to fault finding with a strong focus on safety and reliability.
• A proactive attitude and willingness to support the wider engineering team.

And this is what you'll get

• £53,000 basic salary.
• Excellent benefits package.
• Join a stable, well-established manufacturer.
• Work alongside an experienced engineering team with ongoing training and support.
• Varied role covering both electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Genuine long-term career opportunity.
• 4 on 4 off days shift pattern

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're looking for a role where you'll be trusted to take ownership, solve problems and make a real impact within a busy manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.