Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Electrical Bias

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

📍 Location: Grimsby
💰 Salary: £40,000-£43,000
🕒 Shifts: Days, covering 5 out of 7 days

We are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias to join a busy and well-established food manufacturing operation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to join a forward-thinking business where you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving production equipment, ensuring maximum reliability and efficiency across the site.

The Role

Working as part of the engineering and maintenance team, you will be responsible for planned preventative maintenance, breakdown response, fault finding, and continuous improvement activities across a range of automated production machinery and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults
Minimise downtime and support continuous production
Maintain and improve automated machinery and control systems
Support installation, commissioning, and modification of equipment
Read and work from electrical and mechanical drawings
Assist with continuous improvement and process optimisation projects
Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with company procedures

About You

We are looking for a proactive and hands-on engineer with strong fault-finding ability and experience within a manufacturing or production environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

Apprentice trained or engineering qualified
Strong electrical maintenance background
Multi-skilled with good mechanical knowledge
Experience fault finding on production/manufacturing equipment
Knowledge of PLC-controlled machinery and automation systems
Ability to read electrical and engineering drawings
Strong understanding of health & safety procedures
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently

Desirable Experience

Experience within automated manufacturing environments
Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, and control systems
Previous involvement in continuous improvement activities

What's on Offer

Competitive salary package
Overtime opportunities
Stable and growing business
Training and development opportunities
Supportive engineering team and modern production environment
Pension and holiday packageThis is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled maintenance engineer looking for a varied and rewarding role within a highly automated engineering environment
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed