Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Bardwell

Recruit4staff are representing a well-established paper hygiene manufacturing business in their search for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to work in Ellesmere Port.

Job Details

• Pay: Up to £58,000 per annum
• Hours of Work: 4 on 4 off, 2 days and 2 nights
• Duration: Permanent
• Benefits: Dental care cover, early access to pay, Christmas shutdown, 5% pension contribution, and 22 shifts holiday entitlement

Job Role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will maintain facilities, equipment, and machinery safely and cost-effectively to maximise Overall Equipment Effectiveness. The Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer will support engineering projects, installation, commissioning, planned and reactive maintenance, CMMS reporting, fault finding, and continuous improvement activity across a fast‑paced manufacturing facility.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer or similar within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment
• Highly developed fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills
• PLC fault finding and diagnostics experience
• Ability to understand and amend ladder logic
• Ability to read complex electrical and engineering drawings
• Good IT skills, including MS Office
• NVQ Level 4 / HNC or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance
• 18th Edition or latest electrical qualification, or a fully indentured multi‑disciplined apprenticeship
• Strong commitment to safety and equipment improvement

Advantageous Skills, Experience, or Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer role
• Experience implementing best‑practice improvement tools, including TPM, Lean, 5S, Kaizen, standardised work, and asset management

Additional Information

• The successful Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer will identify equipment issues, recommend improvements, troubleshoot equipment and process problems to root cause, and participate in improvement teams to enhance performance and operating practices.

Commutable From: Wirral, Chester, Wrexham, Deeside, Liverpool, Ellesmere Port.

Similar Job Titles: Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Multi‑Skilled Technician, Electrical Engineer.