Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Cheshire West and Chester

£54,000 - £58,000

Permanent

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Recruit4staff are representing a well-established paper hygiene manufacturing business in their search for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to work in Ellesmere Port

Job Details:

  • Pay: Up to £58,000 per annum
  • Hours of Work: 4 on 4 off, 2 days and 2 nights
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Benefits: Dental care cover, early access to pay, Christmas shutdown, 5% pension contribution, and 22 shifts holiday entitlement
Job Role: As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will maintain facilities, equipment, and machinery safely and cost-effectively to maximise Overall Equipment Effectiveness. The Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will support engineering projects, installation, commissioning, planned and reactive maintenance, CMMS reporting, fault finding, and continuous improvement activity across a fast-paced manufacturing facility.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Qualifications:

  • Previous experience as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer or similar within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Highly developed fault-finding and problem-solving skills
  • PLC fault finding and diagnostics experience
  • Ability to understand and amend ladder logic
  • Ability to read complex electrical and engineering drawings
  • Good IT skills, including MS Office
  • NVQ Level 4 / HNC or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance
  • 18th Edition or latest electrical qualification, or a fully indentured multi-disciplined apprenticeship
  • Strong commitment to safety and equipment improvement

Advantageous Skills, Experience, or Qualifications

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role
  • Experience implementing best-practice improvement tools, including TPM, Lean, 5S, Kaizen, standardised work, and asset management
Additional Information
  • The successful Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will identify equipment issues, recommend improvements, troubleshoot equipment and process problems to root cause, and participate in improvement teams to enhance performance and operating practices.

Commutable From: Wirral, Chester, Wrexham, Deeside, Liverpool, Ellesmere Port

Similar Job Titles: Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Multi-Skilled Technician, Electrical Engineer

For further information about this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) and other positions please apply now. This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.

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Recruit4staff are representing a well-established manufacturing business in their search for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to work in North Wales 

Job Details:

  • Pay: Up to £62,000 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance)
  • Hours of Work: 4 on 4 off shift pattern (2 days / 2 nights, 6–6)
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Benefits: Generous benefits package
Job Role: The Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for carrying out planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance across manufacturing equipment to ensure maximum uptime. As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will diagnose faults efficiently, implement effective repairs, and support continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis. You will collaborate closely with production and engineering teams, ensuring all work is carried out safely, compliantly, and in line with quality and regulatory standards.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Qualifications:

  • Proven experience working as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer within a regulated manufacturing environment
  • Recognised time-served Electrical or Mechanical apprenticeship
  • Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills on production equipment
  • The successful Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will have experience working to cGMP, EHS, and quality standards

Advantageous Skills, Experience, or Qualifications

  • Multi-skilled (electrical and mechanical) capability
  • Experience with HVAC systems, autoclaves, filling lines, or freeze dryers
Additional Information
  • Excellent long-term stability and career development opportunities

Commutable From: Wrexham, Chester, Oswestry, Deeside, Liverpool, Wirral, Runcorn, Warrington

Similar Job Titles: Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Electrical Engineer, Multi-Skilled Technician, Engineer

For further information, if you are a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for your next opportunity, please apply now. This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff who are operating as a recruitment agency.