Maintenance Engineer in Widnes

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Widnes

Salary: £54,841.96 + Bonus – O.T.E £56,841.96

Shifts: 4 on 4 off (Days and Nights)

Looking for a new challenge as a Multi‑skilled Maintenance Engineer? Join a leading manufacturer in Widnes and help keep their operations running smoothly!

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct preventive and reactive maintenance on mechanical and electrical systems to keep production running smoothly.
• Read and interpret engineering specifications, design drawings, and technical manuals.
• Identify and troubleshoot mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and system faults, including motors, drives, and control systems.
• Perform repairs on machinery using a range of tools, including power tools and hoists.
• Supervise routine preventive maintenance tasks carried out by production operatives.
• Support machine installations, including equipment lifting, placement, alignment, and connection of services.
• Maintain safety standards by ensuring machine guarding, interlocks, and safety devices are functioning correctly.
• Generate maintenance reports and analyse equipment downtime trends to identify areas for improvement.

Requirements

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer, either NVQ or HNC/HND qualified.
• At least 3 years of hands‑on industrial maintenance experience, ideally in a manufacturing or processing environment.
• Solid understanding of pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Benefits

• 23 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Stakeholder pension scheme matching up to 8%
• 4 x Life Assurance Cover
• Healthcare Cashback Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• High Street Discount Club
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Apply now! If you are an experienced multiskilled maintenance engineer with a strong mechanical bias, we want to hear from you! For further information, please contact Clare Butler at Winsearch UK.