Multiskilled Engineer - Electrical Bias

Key Responsibilities

• Complete scheduled PPM tasks across production line machinery and site equipment, ensuring compliance with maintenance plans
• Accurately record all PPM activity, identifying and reporting any emerging issues before they become breakdowns
• Contribute ideas and observations to help refine and improve PPM schedules over time
• Respond promptly and effectively to breakdowns, minimising production downtime
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults accurately, applying a "fix it first time" mindset
• Where a breakdown reveals a recurring or underlying issue, contribute to identifying a permanent "100-year fix" rather than a temporary workaround
• Communicate clearly with production teams and shift management on progress, timescales, and any ongoing risks
• Work independently and confidently during weekend lone-working shifts, managing your own priorities and workload
• Use sound judgment to assess situations, escalating appropriately when specialist support or additional resource is needed
• Actively support the site's journey towards World Class manufacturing standards
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and enhance maintenance processes
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and share knowledge with colleagues across shifts
• Support root cause analysis following significant breakdowns, helping prevent recurrence
• The ideal candidate must have:
• Recognised engineering qualification to a minimum of ONC level 3
• Proven experience as a Multiskilled Engineer, ideally within food manufacturing or another fast-paced production environment
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills, with a logical, methodical approach
• Confident working with safety circuits, start / stop circuits, motors, servos, drives, and control systems
• Ability to read and fault-find from electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Good level of understanding of PLCs, sensors, and automated production equipment
• Demonstrable experience of lone working, with the confidence and judgment to work effectively and safely without direct supervision
• Experience completing PPM schedules and responding to breakdowns under time pressure
• Personal Attributes:
• Strong problem-solving skills with a logical, methodical approach to fault-finding
• Highly organised, able to manage PPM schedules alongside reactive breakdown demands
• Self-motivated and confident working independently, particularly during lone-working shifts
• Clear communicator, able to liaise effectively with production and engineering colleagues
• Calm and decisive under pressure, with a strong focus on safety, reliability and root-cause fault finding
• Maintains high engineering, hygiene, and housekeeping standards within a food manufacturing environment
• Working Hours:
• 4-on-4-off (2x day shifts – 5:45am-6:15pm, 2x night shift – 6pm-6am, followed by 4 off)
• Site based