Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Hull
Salary: £46,000 - £47,000 + overtime
Hours: 3 - Shift / week one: Morning / Week Two: Afternoons / Week Three: Nights (8 hours Shift Pattern)
Contract: Full-time, permanent
The Opportunity
Our client, a leading manufacturing and packaging facility operating across multiple sites in Hull, is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician to join their established engineering team.
You'll work across a mix of modern and ageing equipment, using your electrical and mechanical expertise to keep high-speed automated production lines running safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime. This role suits a proactive, hands-on engineer capable of working to high standards without close supervision.
Key Responsibilities
Provide effective breakdown response, repairs and maintenance across machinery, equipment, services and site facilities.
Carry out electrical and mechanical fault-finding, diagnostics, and repairs to minimise downtime and improve OEE.
Complete planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and create new PPM schedules where needed.
Install, commission and support new machinery and equipment.
Read, interpret, and update electrical and mechanical engineering drawings.
Liaise with the Maintenance Supervisor to prioritise tasks aligned with production demands.
Log all work using the site system (Shire) and ensure accurate documentation.
Maintain excellent housekeeping standards and support 6S, TPM, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Advise production during breakdowns using strong decision-making and root-cause analysis skills.
Support external contractors and engage with suppliers when required.
Skills & Experience Required
Essential:
Completed apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification.
NVQ Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
16th/17th/18th Edition Wiring Regulations (City & Guilds 2382).
Proven multi-skilled engineering experience within a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
Ability to read and update electrical and mechanical schematics.
Strong electrical fault-finding & diagnostic competence.
Experience with PPM, reactive maintenance, and plant repairs.
Good communication and ability to work effectively under pressure.
Desirable:
PLC knowledge: Siemens / Allen Bradley (fault finding/interrogation).
Experience working with TPM, OEE improvement and CI activities.
HMI/PLC understanding, basic programming adjustments (Desireable)