Multi Skilled Engineer

Posting date:	13 November 2025
Salary:	£42,000 to £48,000 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	13 December 2025
Location:	PE28 2NX
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	Ambitions Personnel
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	FMCGGL-15500

Summary

Maintenance Engineer

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 13:30 – 22:00

About the Role:
We’re looking for a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to join a fast-moving, family-run food production business. You’ll play a key role in keeping modern packing, grain processing, milling, and beverage production equipment running efficiently, ensuring maximum uptime and minimal disruption for internal teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) across all equipment.

  
  

• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults, including PLC, instrumentation, and HMI/SCADA systems.

  
  

• Ensure all site PMs and legal checks are completed on schedule.

  
  

• Follow and enforce Health & Safety procedures, maintaining compliance with current legislative standards.

  
  

• Manage parts inventory, ordering essential items in advance to avoid delays.

  
  

• Suggest and implement improvements to production processes.

  
  

• Undertake any other reasonable tasks as required by colleagues.

  
  

  Skills & Experience:

  • Mechanical/electrical qualification or equivalent hands-on experience.

    
    

  • Experience working on modern food manufacturing equipment.

    
    

  • Strong fault-finding skills, particularly with PLCs and instrumentation.

    
    

  • Knowledge of steam pipework, boilers (BOAS certification), HVAC, and chillers is advantageous.

    
    

  • Effective communication and problem-solving skills.

    
    

  • Adaptable team player able to thrive in a dynamic, family-run environment.

    
    

    Why Join:

    • Fast decision-making in a supportive, family-run business.

      
      

    • Equal opportunities employer; we welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

      
      

    • Please include any accessibility requirements in your application.

      
      

      Give me a call on 07810 022392 / 01636 611320…… happy to take calls after 5pm or What’s app me and I’ll call you back!

      Email me at jo.botton@ambitionspersonnel.com

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      Don't worry about having an up to date CV, we can sort that out later.