Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer Evening Shift
3 hours ago
Weston Green
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) Location: Cambridge Linton, CB21 Salary: £56,000 - £58,000 equivalent / £26.98 per hour + benefits Hours: Monday to Friday, 5.30pm to 2.00am 40 hours per week Shift: Evening shift Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Sector: Food Manufacturing / FMCG / Production Engineering Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Maintenance Technician or Engineering Technician looking for a permanent Monday to Friday evening shift role within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment? This is an excellent opportunity to join a major UK food manufacturing business at its Linton site near Cambridge, working as part of a supportive engineering team to keep production running safely, efficiently and reliably. The role would suit a hands-on maintenance engineer with a strong mechanical bias and good electrical understanding, ideally gained within food manufacturing, FMCG, packaging, production, process manufacturing or another fast-moving industrial environment. Whats in it for you? £56,000 - £58,000 equivalent / £26.98 per hour Permanent, full-time role Monday to Friday evening shift 5.30pm to 2.00am 40 hours per week Food manufacturing / FMCG engineering environment Varied planned and reactive maintenance work Training, development and continuous improvement opportunities Pension contribution Life assurance Family-friendly policies Opportunity to work for a major UK food manufacturing business The Role As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer Mechanical Bias , you will carry out planned preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns, diagnose faults and support continuous improvement across production and site equipment. You will work across a range of production machinery and site services, helping to reduce downtime, improve reliability and support smooth day-to-day operations across the site. Key Responsibilities Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production equipment and site services Respond quickly and effectively to breakdowns and equipment faults Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical issues Work on production machinery, boilers, water systems, cooling systems and fabrication equipment Support improvements to reliability, efficiency, safety and cost control Use CMMS / maintenance software to record maintenance activity accurately Work closely with production and engineering colleagues to minimise downtime Support continuous improvement projects across the site Maintain high standards of health, safety, hygiene and compliance What Were Looking For Experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Shift Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Technician or Maintenance Technician Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills Good electrical understanding Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, production, packaging, process manufacturing or a similar industrial environment Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, drives, pumps, conveyors and production machinery PLC fault-finding awareness would be advantageous Recognised engineering qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds, BTEC, HNC or equivalent A proactive, hands-on approach to maintenance and problem solving Location The role is based in Linton, CB21, near Cambridge , and is commutable from Cambridge, Haverhill, Saffron Walden, Newmarket, Royston, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, Sawston, Duxford, Great Shelford, Fulbourn and surrounding Cambridgeshire / Suffolk areas. Apply Now Apply today for immediate consideration if you are a hands-on Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer or Maintenance Technician looking for a permanent Monday to Friday evening shift role within food manufacturing. TPBN1_UKTJ