Multi-Skilled Engineer

• Job Title: Contract Multi‑Skilled Engineer
• Location: Halifax area
• Pay Range: £36-£40 per hour, Inside Scope, NOT LTD COMPANY
• Contract Type: Contract (Seasonal peak) 3‑month minimum ongoing contract
• Hours: 12 Hour rotating pattern every other weekend off

• Client: FMCG manufacturing

Our client is a renowned and admired FMCG business, enjoying UK dominance and market‑leading status in their category sector. An opportunity has arisen for a temporary contract Multi‑Skilled Engineer, electrical or mechanical bias, to hit the ground running on shift to help with site maintenance, with a minimum contract of three months, which could be ongoing.

• Responsible for a combination of planned and reactive maintenance and technical challenges to ensure maximum line efficiency
• Perform fault‑finding and diagnosis on a range of PLC‑controlled warehouse equipment
• Attend to breakdowns onsite, ensuring a rapid response to plant equipment and machinery breakdowns
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance on a range of Manufacturing and Automation machinery, including pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, packing lines and robots
• Deliver on plant uptime and maintenance KPI’s through planned, preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Ensure the efficient running of a continuous process, making, moving and packing high quality products, packaged and prepared for delivery
• Continually improving the performance of equipment and systems to support the development of the site
• Agree on preventive maintenance plans

• Apprentice trained or NVQ level 3 in an engineering discipline mechanical or electrical, in maintenance engineering
• Production line experience on high‑speed packaging equipment in FMCG
• PLC, Network knowledge preferred
• A proactive approach to fault finding, a commitment to continuous improvement and personal development
• Computer literate
• Team Player

• Work at an award‑winning site
• Flexible shift pattern
• Automated facility
• Opportunity for overtime and additional hours
• Subsidised Canteen

For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler on  or send a copy of your CV to

Candidates who are currently a multi‑skilled engineer, mechanical engineer, contract engineer, packaging engineer, electrical biased engineer, electrical maintenance engineer, shift engineer or maintenance engineer may be suitable for this position.

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