Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Northamptonshire

Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

📍 Corby, Northamptonshire
🕒 Rotating Shifts | Monday to Friday
💰 Competitive Salary + Overtime + On-Call Allowance

A leading manufacturer within the food production sector is seeking a skilled Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join its established engineering team at a busy production facility in Corby. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a modern manufacturing environment where safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence are at the heart of the business.

The Role

As a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring production equipment operates safely, efficiently, and reliably. You will be responsible for both planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance activities while supporting ongoing improvement projects across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on production equipment.
Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults.
Fault-find on PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and related control systems.
Complete maintenance records accurately using the CMMS system.
Support production teams to maximise plant availability and efficiency.
Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
Ensure all work is completed in line with health, safety, and food safety standards.
Review contractor risk assessments and support permit-to-work activities.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

What We're Looking For

Essential

Apprentice-trained Multiskilled Engineer with either an electrical or mechanical bias.
NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds Level 3 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.

Experience with in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques.

Experience with PLC, HMI, DCS or SCADA fault finding.
Familiarity with instrumentation and calibration activities.
Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills.

Desirable

HNC or HND qualification.
17th/18th Edition Electrical qualification.
IOSH or NEBOSH certification.
Experience managing contractors.
Comp Ex certification.
CHP or Effluent Treatment Plant experience.

Shift Pattern

Rotating shifts:

6:00am - 2:00pm
8:00am - 4:00pm
2:00pm - 10:00pm
10:00pm - 6:00am (Sunday to Thursday nights)
On-call rota:

One weekend in four
Friday 10:00pm to Sunday 10:00pmThe Ideal Candidate

You will be a proactive engineer who takes ownership of your work, communicates effectively with colleagues, and thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You'll enjoy solving technical problems, driving improvements, and contributing to a culture of safety and operational excellence.

What's on Offer?

Competitive salary and benefits package.
Overtime and on-call earnings.
Secure employment with a well-established manufacturer.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
Opportunity to work with modern processing and packaging equipment.
A supportive engineering team focused on continuous improvement