Multi Skilled Engineer

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Chester
Salary: £50,000-£55,000 + Benefits
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday - Double Days (06:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00)
Job Type: Permanent
The Company
My client operates within a heavy engineering environment, offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join its engineering team.
The business operates a complex industrial facility where equipment reliability, planned maintenance and continuous improvement are essential to maintaining safe and efficient operations. This is an opportunity to work within a technically challenging environment, supporting plant performance, equipment availability and ongoing engineering projects.
The Role
As a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, fault-finding and repairing a wide range of mechanical and electrical plant equipment. You will play a key role in maximising equipment reliability, minimising downtime and ensuring all maintenance activities are completed safely and efficiently.
Key responsibilities will include:

Carrying out fault-finding, maintenance and repair of mechanical and electrical plant equipment.
Undertaking planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to maximise equipment reliability and availability.
Responding to equipment breakdowns, diagnosing faults and implementing effective solutions to minimise downtime.
Working in accordance with established maintenance procedures, engineering standards and best practices.
Supporting plant development, engineering projects, installation and commissioning activities where required.
Maintaining accurate maintenance records and asset information using a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS).
Working with engineering drawings, schematics and P&IDs to diagnose faults and support maintenance activities.
Liaising with external contractors and suppliers, overseeing maintenance and repair work and ensuring safe working practices.
Supporting project commissioning activities and ensuring the appropriate engineering documentation is in place.
Assisting with outage planning, scheduling and coordination of preparatory maintenance work.
Identifying equipment defects, reporting issues and recommending improvements to enhance reliability and performance.
Supporting the management of change process by identifying and assessing proposed engineering modifications.
Working in accordance with Permit-to-Work procedures and site safety rules, including the safe supervision of contractors.
Conducting safety compliance inspections and ensuring maintenance equipment is inspected and defects are reported.
Maintaining high standards of housekeeping throughout the workshop and wider facility.
Reporting unsafe acts and conditions and assisting with incident investigations when required.
Working collaboratively with colleagues across the business to improve plant performance and operational efficiency.
Ensuring all work complies with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation. The Successful Applicant
To be considered for this Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer position, you should have the following:

A recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent structured engineering training.
An ONC, City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent engineering experience.
Proven experience in the maintenance and repair of a broad range of mechanical systems, including rotating equipment.
Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills within an industrial or heavy engineering environment.
Practical knowledge of conveyors, chain drives, hydraulic systems and pneumatic equipment.
Experience working with Permit-to-Work systems and following safe systems of work.
The ability to interpret engineering drawings and P&IDs.
A proactive approach to preventative maintenance, breakdown reduction and continuous improvement.
Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of an engineering team.
Experience supporting plant mobilisation or commissioning would be advantageous but is not essential. What's on Offer?

Salary of £50,000-£55,000 per annum.
Private medical insurance.
25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
Performance-related bonus of up to 12%, based on plant and individual performance.
Pension scheme with matched contributions of up to 5%.
Permanent employment within a technically challenging heavy engineering environment