Maintenance Engineer

MULTI-SKILLED MAINTENANCE ENGINEER Job Title: Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer Location: Accrington, Lancashire Salary: £44,000 Shift: 6–2 / 2–10 (1 weekend in 6) Job Role of the Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer A great opportunity has opened for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established, fast-paced FMCG manufacturing site. This business is currently investing in improving its engineering standards and is looking for motivated engineers who want to make a real impact on site performance and reliability. Working within a large engineering team, you will play a key role in ensuring production equipment runs safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime. This is an ideal role for an engineer who thrives in a hands-on environment and is keen to drive improvements. You will be responsible for carrying out electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault-finding, and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on a range of high-speed production and packaging machinery. Sector – Factory Maintenance (FMCG) Key Responsibilities Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to schedule Respond to breakdowns and perform rapid fault diagnosis Maintain and repair production and packaging equipment Record all maintenance activity to support asset history and reliability Work to high engineering and safety standards, including food-safe practices Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site Equipment You Will Work On Conveyors, belts, bearings, and chains Packaging machinery Drives, sensors, inverters, and motors Typical faults include: Conveyor breakdowns and jams Faulty sensors causing stoppages Oven temperature issues Packaging machine misfeeds Pneumatic failures Non-Negotiable Requirements Multi-skilled maintenance experience in a manufacturing/factory environment Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) Desirable Requirements Experience within FMCG or food manufacturing Exposure to high-volume production machinery The Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer Will Benefit From: Working for a stable and growing manufacturing business Opportunity to influence and improve engineering standards Supportive leadership focused on development and progression Company pension 25 days holiday + bank holidays