Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Income protection

Private medical

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP

Retail discounts

Cycle-to-work

Training and development

Job summary

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for an experienced Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy industrial maintenance team in St Austell. This permanent, Monday–Friday role offers a hands-on leadership path while remaining actively involved in the day-to-day maintenance of industrial plant and equipment.

You will supervise engineers, carry out planned and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults and help improve plant reliability in a safety‑focused environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a multi-skilled engineering or maintenance role.
• Experience working with industrial plant or fixed equipment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience leading, supervising or coordinating engineers.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support the engineering team.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on industrial plant and equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults.
• Support plant reliability and reduce downtime.
• Coordinate maintenance activities and prioritise work.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Provide hands-on technical support when required.
• Help ensure plant and equipment are maintained safely, reliably and efficiently.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

Team leadership

Hands-on maintenance

Job description

Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

St Austell | Permanent | Monday to Friday | Industrial Maintenance

Introduction

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for an experienced

Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an established industrial maintenance team in St Austell.

This is an excellent opportunity for a

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Chargehand or Senior Engineer who is ready to take the next step into a leadership or chargehand role while remaining technically involved in the day-to-day maintenance of industrial plant and equipment.

You'll help lead the engineering team and ensure plant and equipment are maintained safely, reliably and efficiently.

What We Offer

Permanent position with an established industrial employer.

Monday to Friday working.

Generous holiday entitlement.

Life assurance and income protection.

Private medical health plan.

Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP.

Retail discounts and cycle-to-work scheme.

Training and development opportunities.

Key Duties

Supervise and support the engineering team.

Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on industrial plant and equipment.

Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults.

Support plant reliability and reduce downtime.

Coordinate maintenance activities and prioritise work.

Ensure maintenance work is completed safely and to a high standard.

Provide hands-on technical support when required.

Help ensure plant and equipment are maintained safely, reliably and efficiently.

Requirements

Previous experience in a multi-skilled engineering or maintenance role.

Experience working with industrial plant or fixed equipment.

Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.

Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating engineers.

A practical, hands-on approach to maintenance.

Strong focus on health and safety.

Experience within

manufacturing, quarrying, mining, aggregates, chemical, food production or other process environments would be highly relevant.

Interested?