Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer – Food & FMCG

Henderson Brown Recruitment; Westhoughton; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant d'entreprise

Job summary

Henderson Brown Recruitment is seeking a Multi-skilled Engineer for a renowned food manufacturer in Westhoughton. The role focuses on maintaining, improving, and optimising plant equipment and site services to maximise reliability and performance.

Ideal candidates will bring experience across food, packaging, or wider FMCG, with formal electrical/mechanical qualifications and proven problem-solving abilities to drive uptime and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role (e.g. Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Engineering Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Electrical Maintenance Engineer).
• Formal qualifications in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds) with relevant training and experience.
• Experience in fast-paced industries such as food, packaging or wider FMCG.
• Strong problem solving skills and a clear understanding of Root Cause Analysis.
• Knowledge of process and packaging equipment would be beneficial, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair a wide range of manufacturing equipment used in food production while complying with health and safety requirements.
• Perform both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, with a strong focus on minimising downtime.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across operations.
• Conduct fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems.

Skills

Multi-skilled

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical knowledge

Problem solving

Root Cause Analysis

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical

Job description

Henderson Brown Recruitment is seeking a Multi-skilled Engineer for a renowned food manufacturer in Westhoughton. The role focuses on maintaining, improving, and optimising plant equipment and site services to maximise reliability and performance.

Ideal candidates will bring experience across food, packaging, or wider FMCG, with formal electrical/mechanical qualifications and proven problem-solving abilities to drive uptime and continuous improvement.