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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £62,000 + Overtime
Location: Northampton
Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, rotating early/late shifts
Hours: 05:30-14:00 / 13:30-22:00
Permanent Position

The Opportunity

Auxo Engineering is working with an established manufacturing business that is investing heavily in its engineering function and increasing its in-house maintenance capability.

We are looking for Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers to join a small, growing engineering team within a busy moulding facility.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys being hands-on, solving problems and playing an active role in improving equipment reliability and site performance.

You will be responsible for a combination of planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown response, fault-finding and continuous improvement, working across both electrical and mechanical systems.

The Role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

Responding to machinery breakdowns, quickly diagnosing faults and carrying out safe and effective repairs.
Completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise equipment failures and unplanned downtime.
Fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery, inverters, drives, sensors and three-phase electrical systems.
Carrying out mechanical maintenance and repairs on gearboxes, pumps, valves, bearings, pneumatic systems and hydraulic circuits.
Reading and interpreting electrical wiring diagrams, schematics and mechanical drawings.
Completing risk assessments, permits to work and LOTO/isolation procedures in line with site safety requirements.
Accurately recording maintenance activities through the site's CMMS.
Supporting equipment installations, reliability improvements and root-cause analysis.
Working closely with production and operational teams to identify opportunities to improve plant reliability.
Providing out-of-hours support for essential operational systems when required.
Working alongside external contractors and supporting their activities on site.About You

We are looking for an engineer who is genuinely multi-skilled, with strong practical experience across both electrical and mechanical maintenance.

You'll ideally have:

A recognised engineering apprenticeship or Level 3 qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds or BTEC, preferably with an electrical bias.
Proven experience working across both electrical fault-finding and mechanical maintenance.
Experience diagnosing faults on automated manufacturing equipment.
Good knowledge of PLCs, drives, inverters, sensors and three-phase electrical systems.
Mechanical maintenance experience, including hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, gearboxes and bearings.
The ability to confidently read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and mechanical drawings.
A strong understanding of health & safety, safe systems of work and isolation procedures.
Good communication and reporting skills.
A proactive, positive "can-do" attitude with a focus on finding solutions.
A team-player mentality and a commitment to getting the job right first time.What's on Offer?

Salary £62,000, depending on experience.
Overtime opportunities available.
Monday-Friday working pattern.
Alternating early and late shifts:
Week 1: 05:30-14:00
Week 2: 13:30-22:00
Company pension.
The opportunity to join a business investing in its engineering capability.
A varied role with genuine scope to contribute to continuous improvement and engineering reliability.Interested?

If you're an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for your next opportunity and want to join a business where your engineering knowledge can make a real difference, Auxo Engineering would like to hear from you