Multi-Skilled Maintenance Contractor - FMCG/Food & Drink
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Electrical Engineering
Location:
Manchester - travel to client sites required
Type:
Ad-hoc contract work across multiple clients
Rate:
Varies depending on assignment
Engagement: IR35 assessed per assignment
About usInnovate provides specialist engineering support to manufacturers across the FMCG and food & drink sectors. We're growing our network of trusted contractors who can step in at short notice to cover breakdowns, shutdowns, planned maintenance and project work for a range of clients.
The roleYou'll join our pool of multi-skilled engineers, picking up assignments that suit your skills and availability. One week it might be fault-finding on a packaging line, the next supporting a planned shutdown or installing new equipment. Work ranges from single-day call-outs to multi-week projects, including nights and weekends during shutdown periods.
What you'll be doing- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults on high-speed production and packaging lines
- Carrying out planned and preventative maintenance to client schedules
- Supporting factory shutdowns, line changeovers and equipment installations
- Working with PLCs, HMIs, inverters, motors, pneumatics, hydraulics and conveyors
- Following site food safety, hygiene and allergen controls at all times
- Completing job reports and maintenance records accurately
- Working safely under each site's permit-to-work and LOTO procedures
- Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent, with an NVQ Level 3 / HNC or similar in a mechanical or electrical discipline
- Proven multi-skilled maintenance experience in an FMCG or food & drink manufacturing environment
- Strong fault-finding ability across both mechanical and electrical systems
- Good understanding of food hygiene with relevant certs.
- Full UK driving licence and own transport
- Right to work in the UK
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