Multi Skilled Engineer

Multi-Skilled Engineer

Salary: £35,400 - £46,050 per annum + 20% shift allowance on shifts 1&2 below (shift 3 not included in shift allowance)

Location: DC10 Whittlesford, near Duxford, UK (main place of work with occasional work at DC20, Papworth and UPH building Cambridge)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time – 35 hours per week on a rotating 3-shift pattern:

* Shift 1 - (06:00 – 13:30 Monday -Thursday and Friday 06:00 12:40)

* Shift 2 - (13:15 – 21:00 Monday -Thursday and Friday 12:25 – 18:05)

* Shift 3 - (08:00 – 15:30) Monday – Friday

Join us as a MultiSkilled Engineer in our exam processing operation, where your expertise will sit at the heart of a missioncritical environment where reliability, precision and problemsolving truly count.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

We are looking for a MultiSkilled Engineer to help keep our advanced exam processing operation running smoothly, safely and reliably. This is a handson role working with complex, hightech equipment where your expertise keeps essential systems performing at their best — and supports thousands of learners around the world.

You will thrive here if you enjoy variety, technical challenge and problemsolving. From preventative and reactive maintenance to faultfinding on bespoke automation and PLCcontrolled systems, no two days will be the same, and your impact will be clear every day.

Reliability and precision sit at the heart of this role. By keeping equipment availability high and responding quickly when issues arise, you will help us meet demanding service levels and maintain our reputation for accuracy, quality and trust.

You will join a small, supportive engineering team where ideas are encouraged, knowledge is shared and continuous improvement matters. It's a role with real purpose, real responsibility and the chance to make a visible difference.

Flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

You will be a hands on, proactive engineer who enjoys working in a fastpaced environment and takes real pride in keeping complex equipment running at its best.

You bring strong technical capability, a sense of ownership and a commitment to doing things properly, even under pressure.

You are naturally curious and enjoy understanding how systems work, diagnosing issues and finding practical, effective solutions. Problemsolving comes naturally to you, whether you're carrying out routine maintenance or responding calmly to unplanned breakdowns in a timecritical setting.

Just as important is your mindset. You value teamwork, communicate clearly and enjoy contributing to continuous improvement. You are motivated by high standards, reliability and being part of an organisation with a clear purpose — and you're keen to keep learning, sharing knowledge and supporting others to develop.

We are looking for someone who brings:

* A recognised NVQ Level 3 qualification in Engineering (or equivalent), with strong electrical, mechanical and control systems knowledge

* Confidence in faultfinding across complex equipment, including PLC logic and schematics

* A calm, methodical approach, able to prioritise effectively in a high volume, operational environment

* A collaborative mindset, building positive relationships with colleagues, suppliers and manufacturers

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.

Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

* Experience working in a high-quality and high-volume pressured environment, or background in manufacturing, distribution and materials handling

* Experience working with CMMS systems

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

* Discretionary annual bonus

* Group personal pension scheme

* Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

* Green travel schemes

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 6th April 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and screening calls will take place whilst the campaign is live. Shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 13th April 2026.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

* A 15-minute screening call with the Hiring Manager.

* First stage in person interview at our offices in Whittlesford. There will be a task to complete at the interview, and you will be given a tour of the site where you can meet the team.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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