Multiskilled Shift Engineer (Electrical bias)

Company: Northwood
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Location: Ellesmere Port
Job Description:

Are you an Electrically biased Multi-skilled Engineer? Looking for a new challenge or to advance your career in a fast-paced manufacturing facility? Join Northwood Consuma in Ellesmere Port!

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Top Reasons to Join Us

  • We put safety above everything!
  • We prioritise Continuous Improvement with clear and straightforward SOPs, regular review meetings, and site-wide involvement in new ideas/initiatives.
  • Our leadership and management teams are empowering and trusting, relying on you as a subject matter expert.
  • Our high speed lines run on state of the art machinery and modern PLCs, accompanied by reliable schematics to help you problem solve quicker.
  • We’re a family owned entrepreneurial business and we are growing!

About the Role

The Shift Pattern: Continental shift (4 on 4 off, 6-6).

2 days and 2 nights (22 shift holidays per annum).

Your role will be Days based during initial induction.

In a Nutshell, You Will Be Involved In

  • Sustaining and improving equipment reliability and efficiency
  • Creating and monitoring innovative maintenance programs
  • Supporting commissioning of new lines and developing performance measures and yearly maintenance plans.
  • Cross‑skilling Machine Operators’ skillset in relation to changeovers, basic line maintenance, clean‑downs, and basic issue rectification to reduce downtime.

Benefits

  • Company pension
  • Life assurance
  • Sick pay
  • Free company products
  • Free on‑site parking
  • Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
  • Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
  • Free early access to pay scheme
  • Salary sacrifice schemes
  • Employee referral scheme

Requirements

  • Proven experience as an Multiskilled or Electrically biased Maintenance Engineer
  • Willingness to support from a mechanical perspective from time to time
  • Flexible approach to the shift pattern and overtime
  • FMCG or converting background
  • Proactive approach to PPMs and issue prevention to increase/extend reliability.
  • Level 3+ Electrical qualification (ideally through a time served apprenticeship)

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Posted: July 14th, 2026