Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Gateford

Salary: £44,000 base + on-call allowance (£48,000-£50,000 OTE)

Shift: Days + call-out (1 in 5)

Company Overview

Our client is a long-established independent manufacturing business, operating within the food production sector and supplying customers both in the UK and internationally.

They operate a highly automated, large-scale production facility in Wellingborough - one of the largest of its kind in Europe - alongside multiple additional sites across the UK following continued growth and acquisition.

The business operates 24/7, producing a wide range of finished products at high volume and investing consistently in plant, people, and infrastructure.

Role Overview

This is a permanent Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer position based at a large, automated manufacturing site in Wellingborough.

The successful candidate will join an established team of 9 engineers, the majority of whom are electrically biased. As a result, candidates with strong mechanical capability are particularly of interest, although overall multi-skilled experience is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance (approx. 70% PPM / 30% reactive)
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding on automated production equipment
• Engineering-led facilities and plant infrastructure support
• Minimising downtime and supporting production performance
• Working to high safety and engineering standards

Shift Pattern & Call-Out

• Day shift role
• Participation in an on-call rota covering nights and weekends (1 in 5 weeks)

Candidate Profile

• Multi-skilled maintenance engineer (mechanical bias preferred)
• Background in manufacturing, FMCG, food, or warehousing environments advantageous
• Comfortable working in a 24/7 automated production environment
• Strong fault-finding and proactive maintenance approach

Salary & Package

• £44,000 base salary
• On-call allowance taking earnings to £48,000-£50,000 OTE

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