Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Outskirts of Bridport, Dorset

£49,700 Basic Salary + Overtime + Call-Out Payments + Annual Bonus

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a globally recognised manufacturer operating within the food and ingredients sector. Working within a fast-paced process manufacturing environment, you'll play a key role in maintaining plant reliability, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and delivering engineering excellence across the site.

Working as part of a close-knit engineering team, you'll have exposure to a diverse range of equipment and technologies, providing the opportunity to further develop both your electrical and mechanical skillsets while contributing to the success of a critical manufacturing operation.

The Role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown support, fault finding, and continuous improvement activities across a busy manufacturing facility.

You'll work closely with production teams to minimise downtime, improve equipment reliability, and support site-wide engineering projects, helping to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the plant.

Equipment You'll Be Working On

You'll support and maintain a wide range of equipment and systems, including:

Manufacturing process plant

Pumps and electric motors

Steam and boiler systems

Chilled water systems

Instrumentation and control systems

PLC-controlled equipment

Variable speed drives (VSDs)

Pneumatic systems

Site utilities and support services

Key Responsibilities

Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

Responding to breakdowns and completing reactive repairs

Electrical and mechanical fault finding

Supporting reliability and continuous improvement initiatives

Assisting with engineering projects, upgrades, and installations

Working closely with production teams to minimise downtime

Maintaining high standards of health, safety, and engineering compliance

Identifying opportu...