Multi Skilled Engineer
Role Type: Full-time | Posted: 16-Jun-2026 | Job ID: 281700
Location: Exeter, United Kingdom
This role is located at our Exeter site in the UK and involves performing electrical and mechanical maintenance on plant, equipment and building services.
Responsibilities
- Identify and manage risks to the client through equipment on site, including updating drawings, identifying critical spares, improving performance of machinery, and implementing preventative maintenance programmes.
- Use new equipment and technologies to maintain a working production environment and liaise with the client on PPM requests.
- Fault find on all types of machinery.
- Support others in the department with health and safety.
- Provide electrical and mechanical expertise to the maintenance department working on heavy industrial machines and overhead cranes.
- Write and follow risk assessments and be available to address any issues they raise.
- Complete required documentation in compliance with rules and legislation.
- Work on three‑phase systems up to 440 V.
- Work on motors, gearboxes, valves, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
- Use mobile devices to project and complete work from the CAFM maintenance system.
- Use email and calendar to plan daily work requirements efficiently.
- Liaise with onsite site services to manage building services issues.
- Act as responsible person for the department and deputise the shift leader during annual leave or sickness.
- Work overtime as required, including nights and weekends without prior notice.
- Perform ad‑hoc duties as required.
Required Experience
- Recognised or time‑served apprenticeship.
- Strong proven experience in manufacturing maintenance.
- Electrical competence/qualification equivalent to City & Guilds 236 Pt 1‑2 Electrical qualification to 17th Edition.
- Mechanical competence/qualification to an acceptable standard to City & Guilds Mechanical.
- Good multi‑skilled ability.
- Experience working on 3‑phase motors, drives and inverters.
- Hydraulic/pneumatic experience.
- Ability to fault find.
- PLC diagnostics/repair competencies.
- NVQ Level 2 Electrical and Mechanical.
- Ability to supervise contractors.
- Ability to write risk and method statements.
- Ability to understand and write permits.
Desirable
- Working at height qualification.
- IPAF.
- AP Qualifications.
- Experience of heavy engineering.
