Permanent
Multiskilled Engineer
Henderson Brown Recruitment
Wythenshawe
Posted: 17 September 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 17 October 2026
Ref: 225621082
We are pleased to be recruiting on behalf of a food manufacturer for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer. This role involves maintaining, improving, and optimising manufacturing equipment and site services to maximum reliability and performance. The ideal candidate would be either electrically biased or multiskilled and have experience in food or wider FMCG.
Maintenance Engineer
Salary: -55,963
Location: South Manchester
Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday, one week rotating shift pattern of days (6am-2pm), nights (10pm-6am), twilights (2pm-6am).
Key Responsibilities:
- Diagnose and repair a wide range of manufacturing equipment used in FMCG production whilst complying with health and safety requirements.
- Perform both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, with a strong focus on minimising downtime
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across operations
- Conduct fault finding on both electrical and mechanical systems
Requirements:
- Previous experience in a similar role (e.g. Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Engineering Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Electrical Maintenance Engineer)
- Formal qualifications in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds), supported by relevant training and experience
- Experience in fast paced industries such as food, packaging or wider FMCG.
- Good problem solving skills and a clear understanding of Root Cause Analysis.
- Strong PLC fault finding skills
If this opportunity is of interest, please apply or contact (url removed) for further information.
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