Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Allensmore, Hereford
Hourly pay rate: £14.23 - £16.09 + shift premium £1.65 per hour
Hours: 42 hours per week (average)
Shift Pattern: Rotating Days & Nights – 6am–6pm / 6pm–6am
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Looking for Your Next Engineering Challenge?

We're recruiting for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established and successful manufacturing business based in Allensmore, Hereford.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Engineer looking for a stable, long-term position within a busy manufacturing environment, offering excellent training, career development and a varied engineering workload.

What's on Offer?

* Competitive salary, dependent on experience

* Average 42-hour working week

* Rotating 12-hour shifts, days and nights

* Approximately 3.5 working days per week

* 5.6 weeks annual leave

* Company pension with up to 3% matched contributions

* Life assurance

* Health and wellbeing benefits

* Ongoing training and career development

* Free on-site parking

The Role

You'll be responsible for maintaining and improving the reliability of production machinery, reducing downtime and ensuring equipment operates safely and efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include:

* Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs

* Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults across production equipment

* Responding to breakdowns and identifying root causes

* Maintaining and repairing conveyors, motors and other industrial machinery

* Supporting machinery installations, upgrades and engineering projects

* Assisting with electrical systems, control panels and PLC-related maintenance

* Recording maintenance activities, breakdowns and spare parts usage

* Working closely with production teams to minimise downtime

* Maintaining high health, safety and engineering standards

What We're Looking For

* Level 3 Engineering qualification or Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship

* Minimum 4 years' engineering experience

* Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance knowledge

* Experience with fault-finding, PPM and reactive maintenance

* Understanding of industrial machinery and mechanical assemblies

* A proactive, hands-on approach to problem-solving

* Ability to work independently and within a team

Desirable but not essential:

17th or 18th Edition electrical qualification

PLC fault-finding experience

Pneumatics experience

Welding or fabrication skills

Previous food or industrial manufacturing experience

Interested? Apply Today!

If you're an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a secure, permanent opportunity with a varied workload, ongoing development and a great working pattern, we'd love to hear from you!

Apply today with your CV to find out more