Multi Skilled Engineer

Position: Multi Skilled Engineer (Permanent)
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (PM Shift)

Hours:

Full Time, Permanent | PM Shift (Monday–Friday 1:50pm–10pm, 8:30pm finish on Friday)

Package: up to £52,% Shift Premium (£62,% Target Bonus (OTE £65,520 + OVERTIME ON TOP!!) + GENEROUS BENEFITS

Location:

North Kent

Contact:
Emily or Ollie @ Pearson Whiffin Recruitment

Please note:

offers are subject to right to work checks, medical clearance, drugs screening and conflict of interest criteria.

Are you a genuinely multi-skilled engineer who enjoys variety, autonomy and being trusted to just get on with it?

We’re recruiting for a well-established, highly respected international manufacturer operating within a regulated production environment. This is a permanent opportunity on their PM shift offering long-term stability, excellent benefits and a strong engineering culture.

This is not a “production line only” role. You’ll support a technically diverse site including production plant, utilities, wastewater systems and wider building services across two nearby buildings.

The Role

This is a true multi-skilled position with a 60% mechanical / 40% electrical split working within a regulated manufacturing environment with 24/5 operation and state of the art facilities!

You’ll be responsible for:

Planned preventative maintenance (managed flexibly across the month)

Electrical and mechanical breakdown fault-finding

Supporting critical plant equipment

Maintaining pumps, valves, dosing systems and wastewater treatment equipment

Attending facilities issues across production, labs and offices

Supporting small improvement and project work throughout the year

Accurate documentation via CMMS

Working within strict quality, safety and compliance standards

This is a reactive and planned environment – when something stops, you respond. When it’s stable, you improve.

The Environment

24/5 manufacturing operation

Permanent PM shift after initial training (approx. 6 weeks onboarding on rotating/early shift)

Job share arrangement with the AM shift engineer

Rare requirement to cover alternative shifts (AM or nights) in exceptional circumstances

Strong focus on GMP, quality and safety compliance

Engineering team with a mix of personalities – you’ll need to be comfortable working independently and integrating into a varied team dynamic

We’re Looking For

City & Guilds / ONC / HNC (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering – Level 3 minimum

Strong multi-skilled capability (mechanical bias but confident electrically)

Experience with in pharma, FMCG, food, chemical, or other regulated/process manufacturing environments

Proven fault-finding ability on production equipment

Experience working with pumps, motors, valves, dosing systems or utilities

Comfortable working alone and as part of a team

Organised, proactive and safety conscious

If you’ve worked in environments where compliance, documentation and quality standards matter – you’ll fit well here.

The Package

Basic salary up to £52,000

20% shift premium (PM shift)

6% company performance bonus (paid in most years, but not guaranteed)

25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)

Private medical and dental cover

Company pension with enhanced employer contribution

Life assurance & income protection

Annual salary review

On-site facilities including subsidised dining

Training & development support

Employee wellbeing programme and retail discounts

This is a financially strong, globally backed organisation with long-serving employees and a stable engineering function.

If you're looking for a long-term PM shift role in a technically interesting, regulated manufacturing environment where engineers are trusted, supported and properly rewarded — this is worth exploring.

For a confidential discussion, contact the Manufacturing, Engineering & Technical team at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment