Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

About the role

A Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer is needed for a fast‑paced FMCG manufacturing site in Accrington. You will join a large engineering team to keep high‑speed production and packaging equipment running safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) according to schedule.
• Respond to breakdowns and perform rapid fault diagnosis.
• Maintain and repair production and packaging equipment.
• Record all maintenance activity to support asset history and reliability.
• Work to high engineering and safety standards, including food‑safe practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Required profile

• Multi‑skilled maintenance experience in a manufacturing/factory environment.
• Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
• Desirable: experience within FMCG or food manufacturing and exposure to high‑volume production machinery.

Required skills

• Electrical maintenance.
• Mechanical maintenance.
• Fault diagnosis of high‑speed machinery.
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) procedures.
• Knowledge of conveyors, belts, bearings, chains.
• Knowledge of packaging machinery, drives, sensors, inverters and motors.
• Pneumatic system maintenance.

What we offer

• Stable and growing manufacturing business.
• Opportunity to influence and improve engineering standards.
• Supportive leadership focused on development and progression.
• Company pension.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.