Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Job Description:

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

4on 4off – Rotating Days & Nights

We’re recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an ambitious and rapidly scaling food production business that has seen exceptional growth in recent years.

This is a hands-on engineering role where your skills will directly support production reliability and operational performance across a state-of-the-art facility.

The Role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring plant equipment and systems run safely, smoothly, and reliably in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

You’ll be part of a maintenance team that keeps production uptime high and supports continuous improvement in operational performance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Reactive & Planned Maintenance: Resolve breakdowns and deliver planned maintenance across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and control systems.
• Diagnostics & Repairs: Fault-find and repair production machinery and supporting equipment.
• Preventive Maintenance: Implement and improve preventative schedules to maximise equipment reliability.
• Continuous Improvement Support: Contribute ideas and practical solutions to reduce downtime and improve performance.

Experience you’ll need:

• Engineering experience - Mechanical or Electrical as training will be provided
• Confident in fault diagnosis and problem solving across a range of plant systems.
• Practical, results-focused approach to maintaining production-critical assets.
• Has experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment (doesn’t have to be Food or FMCG)

Why this business?

This manufacturer has experienced remarkable growth in nationwide distribution, with products now stocked in over 4,000 stores across the UK and value sales more than doubling in the past year.

The business has invested heavily in a new custom-built production site, doubling capacity and creating more jobs as part of a strategy to meet soaring consumer demand for high-quality products.

Alongside volume growth, the company continues to innovate. Expanding its product range into protein-enriched lines and new formats, while maintaining a strong focus on traditional quality and natural ingredients.

This is an exciting time to join a business that is scaling fast, investing in people, and shaping the future of premium production.