Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Multi Skilled Maintenance EngineerSalary/Rate:£45k per yearJob type:PermanentTown/City:WednesburyCounty:West MidlandsSector:ManufacturingJob ref:313598Post Date:October 6, 2026Short description:We're looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to cover electrical and mechanical maintenance across production, plant and building equipment in a high-speed, high-volume food manufacturing environment.ApplyCreate Job AlertScroll

About the Role

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer , Wednesbury, £45k- Rotational shifts, am and pm.

 

We're looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to cover electrical and mechanical maintenance across production, plant and building equipment in a high-speed, high-volume food manufacturing environment.

 

The role of Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

• Ensure all work practices adhere to company health and safety policies and to BRCGS food safety and hygiene standards.
• Work both independently and as part of a team, carrying out routine and reactive repair across filling and can-seaming lines, ensuring deliverable targets are met or exceeded.
• Responsible for day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance of production plant - including filling machines, can seamers, blow moulders, and building services.
• Complete electrical installations to the latest regulations (18th Edition) within a fast-moving factory environment.
• Carry out electrical maintenance across both fixed production plant and mobile/ancillary equipment.
• Support the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of key automated manufacturing plant equipment, including bottle filling lines, can seamers (tops and bottoms), and PET blow moulding machines.
• Maintain and fault-find on in-line metal detection and other Critical Control Point (CCP) equipment, escalating any downtime promptly per BRC requirements.
• Implement, document, and report routine maintenance schedules for plant and machinery using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Assist other trades within the facility and complete mechanical repairs as required.
• Complete reactive work orders within agreed time parameters, minimising line downtime on high-volume filling operations.
• Demonstrate proactive problem-solving ability, thinking objectively through various options and scenarios when diagnosing plant faults.

 

 

The details:

£45k

45 hour week

Rotational shift patterns, am and pm shifts

7am-4pm and 1pm - 10pm.

1 hour unpaid lunch break

Saturday rota cover 7am-12pm - Fridays off when covered.

Free car parking

Company pension

 

The person:

• Knowledge of AC/DC drives and their associated motors or pumps.
• PLC fault-finding ability - acting as the site go-to for electrical controls matters on automated filling and seaming equipment.
• In-depth knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics, particularly as applied to filling heads and can-handling equipment.
• Plenty of initiative, meticulous attention to detail, and pride in your work.
• Good working knowledge of health & safety procedures and food safety/hygiene requirements (desirable).
• 18th Edition qualification.
• Qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 in an electrical or mechanical engineering discipline.
• Ideally apprentice-trained, with experience in an automated, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of bottle filling, can seaming and blow moulding equipment, within edible oils, dairy, or wider food manufacturing.
• Strong practical maintenance background, gained within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.

 

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