We are searching for an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical background to join their on‑site engineering team. This is a hands‑on role, supporting a wide range of production machinery, facilities equipment, and new engineering projects across the factory.
Working as part of a small but highly skilled engineering team, you will play a key role in maintaining machinery uptime, diagnosing faults, carrying out planned maintenance, and ensuring all equipment remains safe, reliable and efficient.
Responsibilities:
Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical faults on production machinery
Maintain, service and modify equipment to improve safety, reliability and efficiency
Conduct planned maintenance and respond to urgent breakdowns
Work on polystyrene cutting machines, CNC hot‑wire systems, sensors, switches and 3‑phase equipment
Perform testing, commissioning and fault‑finding on plant and systems
Support installation and integration of new machinery
Provide technical advice to production teams and recommend machinery improvements
Ensure compliance with BS/EN standards, health & safety rules, and site procedures
Carry out general site electrical work, including lighting and small equipment repairs
Contribute to lean manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement practicesThe successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
Strong electrical bias with experience working on 3‑phase systems, sensors, relays and industrial machinery
Confident in diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults
Relevant engineering qualification in Mechanical, Electromechanical or Electrical Engineering
17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (essential)
NVQ Electrical qualification & City & Guilds (essential)
Good mechanical understanding, including hydraulics and pneumatics
Flexible and adaptable to new technologies and machinery
Experience with lean manufacturing/5S (advantageous)
Welding skills (advantageous)Working Hours & On Call:
Monday-Friday: Shifts ranging from 6am until 10pm, working on a rotation basis: 1 week 06:00-14:30, 1 week 13:30-22:00 and 2 weeks 08:00-16:30
Occasional Saturday morning shift: around once per month (06:00 - 12:00)
On‑call rota: 1 week in every 5-6 weeks, covering 16:30 - 22:00 (site close)
On‑call payment: £75 for weekdays and £150 for weekends (weekend call‑outs are very rare).
Overtime is payable at time and a half.
If called out, an additional 1 hour of travelling time is paid
Overtime at x1.5, OTE is estimated at £44,000-£46,000In return we are offering:
Salary: £40,000, rising to £42,000 upon successful completion of 6‑month probation
22 days of holidays (with 2 to be saved for Christmas shut down) + bank holidays Interested? Then APPLY now for immediate consideration
Salary description
£0.00 - £42000.00 per year