Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer – Manufacturing (On-site)

Straight Forward Recruitment Ltd; Tetford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Straight Forward Recruitment Ltd are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join their Brandon manufacturing site. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery with a strong mechanical and electrical background, carrying out PPMs and fault-finding to minimise downtime.

You will work as part of a skilled engineering team, ensuring safety and reliability, recording maintenance activities and supporting continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience in multiskilled maintenance in manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
• Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Experience with production machinery and industrial equipment.
• Independent problem solving and proactive maintenance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance on production machinery.
• Respond to breakdowns; fault finding and repairs.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults.
• Maintain and repair machinery and production systems.
• Work with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Support production to minimise downtime.
• Identify recurring faults; implement improvements.
• Ensure maintenance work is safe and compliant with procedures.
• Maintain maintenance records; report issues.
• Support continuous improvement and reliability across the site.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Fault finding

Preventative maintenance

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Production machinery

Independent problem solving

Education

Engineering qualifications / apprenticeship

Job description

Straight Forward Recruitment Ltd are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join their Brandon manufacturing site. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery with a strong mechanical and electrical background, carrying out PPMs and fault-finding to minimise downtime.

You will work as part of a skilled engineering team, ensuring safety and reliability, recording maintenance activities and supporting continuous improvement across the site.