Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Essex

Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer Essex Food Manufacturing | FMCG Days Only (on call one week every six) Salary: £53,000 The Opportunity We are recruiting for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing site operating within a continuous-process FMCG environment.

Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.

This role is open to either electrically or mechanically biased engineers, offering a stable days-based position with a clear pathway to increased earnings through a structured on-call rota.

The business has a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and long-term investment, supplying some of the UK's most recognisable food brands.

The Role As a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, you'll maintain and improve electrical and mechanical systems across production and site services.

Depending on your core discipline, you'll focus on your bias while continuing to build broader multi-skilled capability.

You'll play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities Planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance across production equipment Electrical work including 3-phase motors, MCCs, inverters, control panels, sensors, and safety circuits Mechanical maintenance on gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, pumps, pneumatics, and hydraulics First-line PLC fault-finding and diagnostics (training available) Maintenance of processing and packaging lines in a continuous-process environment Logging work accurately via a CMMS system Supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement projects Participation in a 1-in-6 on-call rota (post-training / site familiarisation) Ensuring all work meets health & safety and food safety standards The Ideal Candidate Recognised electrical or mechanical engineering apprenticeship Formal engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent) Experience in a maintenance role within FMCG, food, or continuous-process manufacturing Strong fault-finding skills in your core discipline Willingness to work as a multi-skilled engineer Good working knowledge of health & safety in manufacturing Comfortable using CMMS systems Desirable (Not Essential) Experience with PLC-controlled machinery Exposure to Siemens or Allen Bradley PLCs HACCP / food safety awareness Background in continuous or high-volume manufacturing What's on Offer £46,700 basic salary Earnings rising to £53,000 once on the 1-in-6 on-call rota Days-only shift pattern Secure, long-term role within a well-established FMCG business Strong commitment to training, development, and progression Supportive engineering team and safety-first culture Interested? xwzovoh Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.