Multiskilled Engineer (Electrical Bias)

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)
• Welding skills (advantageous)

Working Hours & On Call:

• Monday–Friday: Shifts ranging from 6am until 10pm, working on a rotation basis: 1 week 06:00–14:30, 1 week 13:30–22:00 and 2 weeks 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 at x1.5, OTE is estimated at £44,000–£46,000

In return we are offering:

• Salary: £40,000, rising to £42,000 upon successful completion of 6‑month probation

• 22 days of holidays (with 2 to be saved for Christmas shut down) + bank holidays

Interested? Then APPLY now for immediate consideration.