Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Cumbria
Salary: Starting Salary of 45k
About the Role
We are recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established paper manufacturing site with a strong engineering culture and a real focus on reliability.
This site believes in:
* Reliability‑centred maintenance
* Continuous improvement
* Process optimisation
* Engineering‑led problem solving
* Getting the absolute best performance from existing assets
Shift Pattern & Overtime
Rotating days and nights – an average of 13 shifts per month.
Includes 10 consecutive days off every month and high earning potential.
Overtime paid at time and a half, with regular availability of additional overtime days.
Key Responsibilities
* Electrical maintenance support across production and site services
* Fault finding and repair on a mix of ageing and upgraded equipment
* Work on motors, drives, control panels, PLC‑controlled systems
* Participate in PPM and reactive maintenance
* Support reliability improvements and root cause analysis
* Contribute to small project work and plant modifications
* Work collaboratively with mechanical engineers and operations teams
* Maintain high safety standards in a heavy industrial environment
Engineering Environment
You will work across:
* Paper manufacturing and converting machinery
* Pumps, motors, gearboxes and conveyors
* Variable speed drives (VSDs)
* PLC systems (Siemens, Allen Bradley or similar)
* Industrial control panels and instrumentation
* Utilities including steam, compressed air and water systems
Essential Experience & Qualifications
* Time‑served Electrician / Electrical Engineer
* NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering
* 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
* Experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments
* Strong electrical fault‑finding skills
* Experience with motors, inverters, control circuits and panels
* Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings
* Comfortable working shifts in a continuous production setting
Desirable Experience
* Experience within paper manufacturing or continuous process industries
* PLC fault‑finding capability
* Knowledge of reliability‑centred maintenance (RCM)
* Root Cause Analysis (RCA) experience
* Instrumentation and calibration experience
* Test & Inspection qualification
* Experience improving and maintaining ageing plant assets
The Ideal Engineer
* Takes pride in improving equipment rather than replacing it
* Has a strong reliability mindset
* Thinks proactively and analytically
* Enjoys solving complex faults
* Wants to influence plant performance and site standards
* Values engineering craftsmanship
What's On Offer
* Competitive base salary
* Overtime paid at 1.5×
* Strong earning potential
* 10 consecutive days off per month
* Stable, well‑established manufacturing site
* A role where engineering genuinely makes the difference
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