We are the internal recruitment partner for our client, a well‑established UK manufacturing organisation specialising in building products.
We are searching for an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical background to join their on‑site engineering team. This is a hands‑on role, supporting a wide range of production machinery, facilities equipment, and new engineering projects across the factory.
Working as part of a small but highly skilled engineering team, you will play a key role in maintaining machinery uptime, diagnosing faults, carrying out planned maintenance, and ensuring all equipment remains safe, reliable and efficient.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical faults on production machinery
- Maintain, service and modify equipment to improve safety, reliability and efficiency
- Conduct planned maintenance and respond to urgent breakdowns
- Work on polystyrene cutting machines, CNC hot‑wire systems, sensors, switches and 3‑phase equipment
- Perform testing, commissioning and fault‑finding on plant and systems
- Support installation and integration of new machinery
- Provide technical advice to production teams and recommend machinery improvements
- Ensure compliance with BS/EN standards, health & safety rules, and site procedures
- Carry out general site electrical work, including lighting and small equipment repairs
- Contribute to lean manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement practices
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following
- Strong electrical bias with experience working on 3‑phase systems, sensors, relays and industrial machinery
- Confident in diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults
- Relevant engineering qualification in Mechanical, Electromechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (essential)
- NVQ Electrical qualification & City & Guilds (essential)
- Good mechanical understanding, including hydraulics and pneumatics
- Flexible and adaptable to new technologies and machinery
- Experience with lean manufacturing/5S (advantageous)
- Monday-Friday: 08:00 - 16:30
- Occasional Saturday morning shift: around once per month (06:00 - 12:00)
- On‑call rota: 1 week in every 5-6 weeks, covering 16:30 - 22:00 (site close)
- On‑call payment: £75 for weekdays and £150 for weekends (weekend call‑outs are very rare).
- Overtime is payable at time and a half.
- If called out, an additional 1 hour of travelling time is paid
- Overtime is available outside normal weekday working hours as and when required.
In return we are offering
- Salary: £38,000, rising to £40,000 upon successful completion of 6‑month probation
- 25 days of holidays (with 2 to be saved for Christmas shut down) + bank holidays
Interested? Then APPLY now for immediate consideration.
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