Position: Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
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Location: Swindon
Type of work: Permanent
Salary: £50,000
We have an exciting opportunity for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician to join a highly regulated manufacturing site. This role plays a key part in maintaining, improving, and ensuring the efficient and safe operation of all plant and equipment, while supporting continuous improvement and site-wide safety initiatives.
Responsibilities of Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician:
* Reliability and continuous improvement work including installation, relocation, and optimisation of machinery, alongside developing robust maintenance strategies.
* Fault finding using PLCs, multi-meters, schematics, and visual inspection techniques.
* Breakdown maintenance, diagnosing issues and repairing or replacing faulty components.
* Carrying out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and routine servicing of equipment.
* Mechanical maintenance including pumps, solenoid valves, pneumatics, bearings, rollers, gearboxes, motors and related systems.
* Electrical maintenance including three-phase motors, sensors, proximity switches, relays, safety circuits, control panels and LV systems.
* Creation and execution of annual and monthly maintenance plans, including TPM, CAPEX projects and safe systems of work.
* Reviewing and developing maintenance policies and procedures in line with QMS, GMP and health & safety requirements.
* Responding to equipment failures in line with KPI targets and service level agreements.
* Managing spares, consumables and maintenance resources in line with production demands.
* Ensuring all maintenance documentation, records and analysis align with QMS and PPM strategy.
* Supporting the site safety plan and leading on health & safety initiatives.
* Delivering monthly toolbox talks and promoting a strong safety culture.
* Conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions (CAPA).
* Identifying continuous improvement opportunities and implementing practical solutions.
* Ensuring team members are trained, competent and compliant with operational standards.
Requirements of Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician:
* NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
* Minimum 5 years' experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment, including post-apprenticeship experience.
* Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repair skills.
* Experience working within regulated environments (GMP/QMS preferred).
* Proactive and self-motivated with strong problem-solving capability.
* Excellent communication skills across all levels.
* Ability to lead by example and contribute to a positive team culture.
* Strong focus on health, safety, and continuous improvement.
* Willingness to develop reporting and leadership skills alongside IT competency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Desirable:
* Installation and commissioning experience of machinery.
* 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
* Experience fault finding on PLC systems.
If you think this is the right opportunity for you, please send your CV to or contact Charlie on .
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