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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Role: Shift Maintenance Engineer
Shifts: Continental (includes 8 consecutive days off every month on top of rest days)
Starting Salary: £49,000 - £52,000
Location: Westbury

Looking for your next move at a site that's going places?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving and world leading heavily invested manufacturing operation with big plans for the future. You'll be part of a dedicated and well supported maintenance team working on high-spec, modern production lines and benefiting from significant site investment in new technology and facilities.

If you're an experienced Maintenance Engineer who enjoys solving problems, improving equipment performance, and getting hands-on with advanced machinery - from conveyors to robotics - this is a role that will keep you challenged and progressing.

What you'll be doing:

Keeping essential production equipment running through planned and reactive maintenance.

Driving improvement projects to reduce downtime and boost reliability.

Using CMMS and reporting tools to keep maintenance well organised.

Supporting upgrades and modifications on a site that isn't standing still.

Working with a wide range of kit, including conveyors, palletisers, and robotics.

What you'll need:

Ideally background as a Multi-Skilled Engineer in manufacturing or a similar environment.

Completed apprenticeship or equivalent (NVQ Level 3, ONC, HNC, etc.).

Confident electrical fault-finding skills.

A proactive approach to getting to the root of issues and making improvements.

Leavers from the forces and those with a plant maintenance background are welcome to applyWhat's on offer:

£49,000 - £52,000 annual salary.

Continental shift pattern with 8 days off in a row each month (2 days annual leave each month tops up to 10 consecutive days off with your rest days on top!)

Competitive pension scheme.

Generous holiday allowance with options to buy more.

Life insurance worth 4x your salary.

Overtime available at enhanced rates.

Employee rewards and discounts platform.

Access to structured training and real opportunities to develop your career.

Interested?
If you're a skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a new challenge in a well-backed manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply with your CV today so we can provide full details of this exciting opportunity.

We also offer a referral scheme-if you know someone who might be a good fit, get in touch!

Please note: due to high application volumes, if you haven't heard back within 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful

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