Job Description - Multi-skilled engineer

We are pleased to be recruiting on behalf of a well-renowned food manufacturer for a Multi-skilled Engineer. This role involves maintaining, improving, and optimising manufacturing equipment and site services to maximum reliability and performance. The ideal candidate would be either electrically biased or multi-skilled and have experience across food, packaging or wider FMCG.

Maintenance Engineer
Salary: £58,097.18

Location: Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester

Shift Pattern: 2 days/2 nights/4 off

Key Responsibilities:

Diagnose and repair a wide range of manufacturing equipment used in food production whilst complying with health and safety requirements.
Perform both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, with a strong focus on minimising downtime
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across operations
Conduct fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems.
Confident with PLC fault findingRequirements:

Previous experience in a similar role (e.g. Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Engineering Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Electrical Maintenance Engineer)
Formal qualifications in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds), supported by relevant training and experience.
Experience in fast paced industries such as food, packaging or wider FMCG.
Good problem solving skills and a clear understanding of Root Cause Analysis.
Strong understanding of PLC's, sensors and automated equipmentIf this opportunity is of interest, please apply or contact for further information
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
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