Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
CV-LibraryDagenham, LondonpermanentPosted: 6 November 2026
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Multi-skilled Engineer - Permanent Nights
East London / Essex Border | £55,000 + Bonus | 4 on 4 off
Looking for nights that pay, a role where you're trusted to run the shift, and a business that's growing around you? This is it.
A well-established food manufacturer is building up its engineering team and needs a strong Multi-skilled Engineer to look after the site overnight. This isn't a big corporate setup where you're one name on a rota. You'll be hands-on, trusted, and the person the site relies on to keep everything running.
The Role
You'll work 4 on 4 off, 12-hour nights, with half the year off the clock. Each night is different:
Leading the response to breakdowns and getting lines back up quickly
Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults across production and packaging equipment
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to keep reliability high
Supporting wider site maintenance and facilities tasks
Working closely with production and hygiene teams and helping operators get the best from their machines
Driving continuous improvement and making your mark on how the site runsYou'll be working with conveyors, ovens, heat sealers, checkweighers, motors, drives, pumps, pneumatics, control panels and PLC-controlled equipment.
What You'll Bring
NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering
Strong electrical fault-finding skills, including three-phase, motors, drives and control systems
Solid mechanical knowledge
A background in food, FMCG or fast-paced manufacturing
Night shift experience and the confidence to make decisions on your own
A can-do attitude: you take ownership and get stuck in wherever you're neededBonus points for: 18th Edition, PLC experience, PAT testing or facilities maintenance.
What's on Offer
£55K
Up to 10% annual bonus
holiday, including bank holidays
Private medical insurance
Company pension with a salary sacrifice option
Ongoing training and development, both in-house and external
Cycle to Work Scheme
Multi-skilled Engineer - Permanent Nights
East London / Essex Border | £55,000 + Bonus | 4 on 4 off
Looking for nights that pay, a role where you're trusted to run the shift, and a business that's growing around you? This is it.
A well-established food manufacturer is building up its engineering team and needs a strong Multi-skilled Engineer to look after the site overnight. This isn't a big corporate setup where you're one name on a rota. You'll be hands-on, trusted, and the person the site relies on to keep everything running.
The Role
You'll work 4 on 4 off, 12-hour nights, with half the year off the clock. Each night is different:
Leading the response to breakdowns and getting lines back up quickly
Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults across production and packaging equipment
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to keep reliability high
Supporting wider site maintenance and facilities tasks
Working closely with production and hygiene teams and helping operators get the best from their machines
Driving continuous improvement and making your mark on how the site runsYou'll be working with conveyors, ovens, heat sealers, checkweighers, motors, drives, pumps, pneumatics, control panels and PLC-controlled equipment.
What You'll Bring
NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering
Strong electrical fault-finding skills, including three-phase, motors, drives and control systems
Solid mechanical knowledge
A background in food, FMCG or fast-paced manufacturing
Night shift experience and the confidence to make decisions on your own
A can-do attitude: you take ownership and get stuck in wherever you're neededBonus points for: 18th Edition, PLC experience, PAT testing or facilities maintenance.
What's on Offer
£55K
Up to 10% annual bonus
holiday, including bank holidays
Private medical insurance
Company pension with a salary sacrifice option
Ongoing training and development, both in-house and external
Cycle to Work Scheme