Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

Optimise Recruitment · London, London

Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer at Optimise Recruitment, based in London, London, paying £74,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.

Salary
£74,000 per annum
Location
London, London
Contract
Permanent
Posted
6 hours ago
Closes
19 Nov 2026
Sector
Maintenance Engineer

About 72% above the going rate for maintenance engineer

Reference jobs/multiskilled-maintenance-engineer-1987

About the role

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: London

Salary: Up to £74,000

Hours: We have opportunities for both days only positions (Monday to Friday, 7:00am–3:00pm) & rotating shifts.

About the opportunity:

We’re recruiting on behalf of a large food manufacturing business who produce a range of food and ingredient products in busy, technically complex manufacturing environments. As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you’ll help keep production equipment safe, reliable and available. You’ll work across mechanical, electrical and electronic systems, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance and supporting improvements to plant performance.

Working patterns:

There are opportunities across two sites:

  • Day shift: Monday to Friday, 7:00am–3:00pm.
  • Rotating shifts: Mornings, Afternoons and Nights. (6:00am–2:00pm, 2:00pm–10:00pm, & 10:00pm–6:00am).

Key responsibilities:

  • Carry out planned, preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance.
  • Fault finding across mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment.
  • Plan and prioritise maintenance work to support production requirements.
  • Complete root cause analysis & recommend and implement changes to improve reliability and performance.
  • Carry out installations and commissioning.
  • Strip down, inspect, repair and rebuild mechanical equipment, including pumps, gearboxes, bearings, motors and valves.
  • Remove and refit components during planned maintenance, breakdown repairs and equipment overhauls.
  • Maintain conveyors and other production equipment, replacing worn parts and completing adjustments as required.
  • Keep maintenance records up to date and use systems to support planning and reliability analysis.

About you:

  • Experience in a multi-skilled maintenance role within manufacturing.
  • Mechanical and electrical maintenance skills.
  • Experience in a heavy, automated, continuous-process or similarly complex production environment.
  • Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance.
  • Strong fault-finding skills.

What’s on offer

  • £61,000 - £74,000 (Depending on if you are wanting days only or shifts)
  • 26 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Enhanced pension including options for salary sacrifice.
  • Training and progression opportunities with the chance to work on complex manufacturing equipment and contribute to reliability and improvement projects.

Reference: jobs/multiskilled-maintenance-engineer-1987 · Posted 6 hours ago · Closes 19 Nov 2026 · Listed via Optimise Recruitment

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