Location: Millerdale
Salary: £48,000 rising to £50,000
Shift: Fixed Nights – 4 on / 4 off, 6:00pm–6:00am
Holidays: 25 days per annum
The Opportunity
I am currently recruiting for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical Bias to join the engineering team at a busy manufacturing site in Millerdale.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an apprentice-trained or time-served engineer who enjoys a hands-on maintenance role and has strong mechanical skills, backed up by good electrical and pneumatic knowledge.
Working as part of a small and close-knit engineering team on a fixed 4-on, 4-off night shift, you will be responsible for keeping production equipment running safely and efficiently, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, diagnosing breakdowns and supporting continuous improvement projects.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across all production equipment.
* Respond quickly and effectively to breakdowns and equipment failures.
* Diagnose faults and identify root causes to prevent repeat breakdowns.
* Provide front-line engineering support to manufacturing and production teams.
* Monitor plant and equipment condition, identifying potential issues before they develop into failures.
* Complete maintenance work accurately and to a high standard, with a Right First Time approach.
* Carry out mechanical repairs, adjustments and modifications.
* Support engineering projects, installations and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Assist with the management and supervision of contractors when required.
* Ensure contractors comply with site Health & Safety, GMP and company procedures.
* Complete stores requisitions for engineering parts and services.
* Maintain accurate records and detailed logs of all maintenance activities using company systems.
* Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Shift Managers and Production teams.
* Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with Health & Safety, Quality and Engineering procedures.
* Take an active role in developing your engineering knowledge and skills through training and continuous development.
The Equipment & Engineering Environment
The successful candidate will ideally have experience working with a combination of mechanical, electrical and pneumatic manufacturing equipment, with exposure to:
* Packaging and bagging machinery
* Multihead weighers
* Checkweighers – including equipment such as Martini, Yamato, Multipond or Ishida
* Gearboxes, bearings and mechanical drives
* Pneumatic systems and components
* Single and three-phase electrical systems
* Three-phase motors and VFDs/inverters
* Contactors, relays, transformers and SMPS
* Control panels and wiring
* Basic PLC fault finding
* General production and manufacturing machinery
Mechanical Skills
As this is a mechanically biased position, strong mechanical engineering skills are essential.
Experience in the following would be highly advantageous:
Mechanical fault finding and repair
Bearings and gearboxes
Pneumatics
Bench fitting
Metal fabrication
Welding – MIG/TIG
Using hand tools, drills, grinders and workshop equipment
Fabricating or modifying simple machine parts
Working from measurements, drawings or specifications
General machinery repairs and modifications
Electrical Skills
You don't need to be an electrical specialist, but you should have a good working knowledge of electrical maintenance and be confident carrying out basic electrical fault finding, including:
Single and three-phase systems
Motors
VFDs
Relays and contactors
Transformers
SMPS
Wiring harnesses
Control panels
Basic PLC fault finding
About You
I am looking for an engineer who is:
Apprentice trained, Level 3 qualified or time-served/equivalent.
Experienced within a manufacturing, production or FMCG environment.
Strong mechanically, with good electrical and pneumatic knowledge.
Experienced in both PPM and reactive/breakdown maintenance.
A confident fault finder who looks beyond the immediate problem to identify root cause.
Practical and hands-on, with good mechanical repair and fabrication skills.
Able to work independently while also contributing effectively to a small engineering team.
Comfortable working under pressure and responding to production-critical breakdowns.
Safety-conscious with a strong understanding of engineering and site procedures.
A logical thinker who can find practical solutions to unexpected production problems.
Committed to delivering a high-quality, Right First Time standard of work.
What's on Offer?
£48,000 salary, rising to £50,000
Fixed night shift – no rotating shifts
4 on / 4 off shift pattern
6:00pm – 6:00am
25 days' holiday
Permanent position
Varied, hands-on engineering role
Opportunity to work across a broad range of manufacturing equipment
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Work as part of a small, supportive engineering team
Interested?
If you're a mechanically biased Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a stable permanent position on a fixed night shift, with a strong salary and a 4-on, 4-off working pattern, we'd be keen to hear from you.
Apply now with your CV and we will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail
Salary description
£48000.00 - £50000.00 per year