Multi-Skilled Engineer

Multi‑Skilled Engineer

📍 Newcastle 💰 Up to £42,000 ⏰ 40 hours per week | Alternating Early & Late Shifts 🏖 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

We are seeking a Multi‑Skilled Engineer to join an established and growing food manufacturing business' production team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well‑invested site operating high‑speed automated packaging machinery within a fast‑paced FMCG environment.

Reporting to the Engineering Team Leader, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving production performance, safety, and quality standards across the site.

• Maintaining and improving the safety, legality, and quality of manufactured products
• Ensuring all production and warehouse machinery is maintained in good working order
• Servicing production machinery and responding to breakdowns
• Recording servicing, maintenance and breakdown data accurately
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance machinery performance
• Maintaining factory, warehouse and office facilities
  
  Ensuring hygiene and housekeeping standards are maintained
• Supporting production teams to ensure efficient and continuous output
• Supervising subcontractors where required
• Ordering spare parts in the absence of the Engineering Team Leader

You will also be involved in site opening/closing procedures and ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental standards.

Experience working with high‑speed packaging equipment such as:

• IMA machinery (C51, C23, C21, case packers)
• Ilapak fill systems
• Jacob White form & fill machines
• Marden Edwards over wrappers
• Fuso tea bag machines

Electrical qualification would be advantageous.

• 40 hours per week
• Alternating early and late shifts
• Early shift starts at 6:30am
• Late shift starts at 2:30pm

• Multi‑skilled with mechanical and electrical capability
• Experience with in food or FMCG manufacturing preferred
• Proactive and self‑motivated
• Comfortable working in a busy production environment
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Continuous improvement mindset

• Up to £42,000 (depending on experience)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays