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Posted 21 July, 2026

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

D R Newitt & Associates
Manchester, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

A leading SME Food Manufacturer is currently recruiting for a Multi Skilled Engineer with an Electrical bas to join their team. This role will work Mon- Fri days. This Multi skilled engineer (electrical bias) will provide hands-on maintenance competence, equipment knowledge, analysis of equipment performance and strong communication skill with experience in a manufacturing environment. Food manufacturing experience will be deemed advantageous. This role will require a broad Knowledge of Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical, Electrical & PLC/Inverter Assets and skills and capability to logically diagnose and fault find on a variety of equipment/situations. Multi Skilled Electrical engineer responsibilities include: * Execute hands-on planned and unplanned maintenance activities to agreed standards, always ensuring safe working. * Ensure assets are ready to produce products that are of an excellent quality, despatched on time in full to the satisfaction of our customers * Ensure a robust and clearly communicated safe system of work is applied for all activities that you undertake – properly risk assessed * Coach, train and give understanding to production colleagues to achieve continual improvements in equipment knowledge/performance * Act with integrity at all times to build a culture of professional engineering and proactive equipment-focussed continuous improvement skills You will be a Multi skilled, electrically biased engineer with manufacturing experience. You will be apprenticeship trained within a food manufacturer or have a Technical qualifications and competence in mechanical/electrical at a minimum NVQ Level 3 or BTEC Engineering certificate/equivalent qualification. To apply please email a cv