Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Manufacturing Days

We are seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing site. This is a hands-on role with a focus on electrical, automation, alongside mechanical maintenance on production machinery.

The position plays a key role in ensuring plant reliability, driving fault resolution, and supporting ongoing improvements across machinery, automation systems, and site electrical infrastructure.

• Maintain, fault-find, and repair extrusion and compounding equipment, including single and twin-screw extruders, haul-offs, granulators, mixers, pelletisers, and heating/cooling systems

• Lead electrical and automation fault-finding activities across the site, ensuring downtime is minimised and root causes are addressed

• Connect to PLC systems (Siemens, Schneider, etc.) to diagnose issues, implement logic changes where required, and maintain program backups

• Diagnose, maintain, and set up large AC and DC motors, including VFDs and inverter drives

• Carry out mechanical maintenance and fitting work on production lines, including gearboxes, shafts, bearings, alignment, and basic hydraulics

• Support and oversee electrical aspects of new machinery installations and plant upgrades

• Act as a key technical point of reference for automation, control, and electrical systems on site

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and reliability enhancements

• Recognised electrical qualification (apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent)

• Strong background in multi-skilled maintenance within a manufacturing or process environment

• Proven experience fault-finding complex electrical and automation issues

• PLC fault-finding experience essential; confidence making controlled logic changes desirable

• Comfortable working independently, prioritising work, and supporting less experienced engineers when required

• Site-specific training and structured handover provided

• Opportunity to take long-term ownership of automation and control systems

• Established maintenance function within a production-led manufacturing operation

• Close collaboration with operations and engineering leadership

• Salary: £50,000

• Overtime / allowance: Available

• Hours: 48 per week

• Shift pattern: Days

• Holidays: Standard entitlement

• Pension: Company contribution

• Life assurance & health benefits included

• Early finish on Fridays

This role is well suited to a multi-skilled engineer who enjoys responsibility, autonomy, and being a key technical contributor within a manufacturing environment.