Details:
- Salary: £48,500 - Annum
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Laverstoke Hampshire
- Date: 10 hours ago
Description:
Are you a skilled maintenance engineer looking for a role where you can make a real impact?
We're recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Technician to join a leading manufacturing and processing operation in Hampshire. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly automated production environment, supporting critical plant equipment, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to major engineering projects.
This role would suit an experienced maintenance professional with a strong electrical background who enjoys fault finding, problem-solving, and working as part of a high-performing engineering team.
The Role
As a Multi-Skilled Technician, you'll be responsible for delivering planned, preventative, and corrective maintenance activities across a complex processing facility. You'll play a key role in maximising equipment availability, improving plant performance, and ensuring all engineering activities meet required safety and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out planned and reactive maintenance activities across site assets.
* Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
* Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.
* Ensure maintenance records and asset information are accurately maintained within the CMMS system.
* Assist with delivery of capital projects and equipment upgrades.
* Work closely with contractors and external suppliers when required.
* Support plant optimisation and preventative maintenance improvement activities.
* Participate in breakdown response and first-line engineering support.
* Maintain high standards of health, safety, quality, and housekeeping.
* Contribute to business continuity planning and critical asset management.
What We're Looking For
Essential
* Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship.
* Strong background in either Electrical or Mechanical Maintenance.
* Experience working within manufacturing, FMCG, process, chemical, food & drink, pharmaceutical, or similar industrial environments.
* Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
* Strong understanding of preventative maintenance principles.
* Experience working within a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS).
* Commitment to health, safety, and continuous improvement.
Desirable
* Experience with Siemens PLCs and fault-finding.
* Knowledge of process plant, fluid handling, or distillation equipment.
* Experience with VSDs, instrumentation, and control systems.
* CompEx qualification.
* Knowledge of hazardous area environments (ATEX).
* Mechanical maintenance experience including pumps, pipework, and fluid transfer systems.
What's on Offer?
* Opportunity to work for a highly respected manufacturing business.
* Long-term career development and training opportunities.
* Exposure to significant engineering and improvement projects.
* Supportive team environment with a strong safety culture.
* Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you're a proactive engineer who enjoys solving problems, improving equipment reliability, and making a genuine contribution to site performance, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion