Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Our client is a global exporter supplying food ingredients to customers in the UK and around the world.

We are looking for a proactive Multi Skilled Engineer to maintain plant and building services, ensuring peak performance, reliability, product quality, and safety across a 24/7 food manufacturing facility. The role requires mechanical and electrical skills and may involve work at other UK sites.

• Perform reactive and planned maintenance on plant and building equipment.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults, test motors and systems, and repair using welding and fabrication skills.
• Apply root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues and uphold a right-first-time work ethic.
• Use CMMS to log work, communicate issues, and manage spare part requirements.
• Collaborate with other departments, suppliers, and contractors to resolve faults efficiently.
• Maintain high Health, Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP standards.
• Share knowledge, support SOPs, and perform additional duties as required.

• City & Guilds or BTEC engineering qualification.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a maintenance engineering role, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Safe Electrical Working Certificate and ability to fault‑find on 3‑phase and single‑phase systems.
• Experience with fabrication, welding, steam, boiler, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy.

• Forklift and access platform licences.
• Familiarity with COSHH, IOSH, HACCP, and Food Hygiene procedures.
• Experience in using SOPs and CMMS systems for maintenance management.

• Exposure to a dynamic 24/7 food manufacturing environment.
• Opportunity to develop technical and problem‑solving skills across mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Collaborative and professional work environment with strong Health & Safety culture.

If you believe you are a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now!