Job Description:

Multi Skilled Engineer

Location: Ashford, Kent

Salary: £58,000 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday | Rotating Morning, Afternoon and Night shifts

Job Type: Permanent

Multi Skilled Engineer – £58,000 – Ashford, Kent

Andrews Recruitment Group is recruiting an experienced Multi Skilled Engineer for an established food manufacturing business in Ashford, Kent.

This is a hands-on maintenance engineering position within a busy production environment where equipment reliability, fast fault diagnosis and minimising downtime are essential.

We are looking for an electrically biased Multi Skilled Engineer with a strong mechanical background, ideally working to a 60:40 electrical/mechanical split.

You'll be responsible for keeping production machinery running efficiently, responding to breakdowns, carrying out preventative maintenance and supporting continuous improvement across the site.

At times, you may be the sole engineer on shift, so the ability to work independently, diagnose faults confidently and take ownership of engineering issues is important.

The Role

As a Multi Skilled Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across production machinery and equipment.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Fault finding on PLC-controlled equipment, SCADA systems, electrical power and control circuits.
• Maintaining conveyors, mechanical drives, motors, pneumatics and associated production equipment.
• Supporting maintenance activities across packing lines, cold stores, refrigeration systems, cooling towers and wastewater treatment equipment.
• Working closely with production supervisors and operators to maintain efficient plant operations.
• Identifying recurring equipment faults and implementing improvements to increase reliability.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing downtime, waste and energy consumption.
• Completing maintenance documentation, compliance checks and engineering records.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with health and safety procedures.
• Taking ownership of engineering performance when working independently on shift.

What We're Looking For

To be considered for this Multi Skilled Engineer position, you should have:

• A completed UK engineering apprenticeship or a minimum of 5 years' experience in a multi-skilled maintenance engineering role.
• 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills with solid mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience diagnosing PLC-controlled machinery and electrical control systems.
• Knowledge of motors, drives, conveyors, pneumatics and industrial production equipment.
• A valid MEWP/IPAF licence.
• Confidence working independently and managing breakdowns under production pressure.

Package

Along with the salary of £58,000 per annum, employees also receive the following as part of their package -

• Pension: Access to a standard company pension scheme.
• Pay & Rewards: Some positions featuring attendance or shopping-related vouchers (such as yearly "love to shop" vouchers) and company vehicles (e.g., company vans for field-based roles).
• Healthcare Plans: Access to healthcare schemes like Medicash for general medical support, alongside gym discounts and shop savings.
• Time Off: Standard annual leave packages (starting around 21 days plus bank holidays, which may increase with length of service).
• Sick Pay: Provision of company sick pay policies.
• Initiatives: Employee-led working groups covering social gatherings, sports, and sustainability
• Training & Onboarding: Structured onboarding programmes, internal mobility, and opportunities for continuous skill development and training

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join an established manufacturing operation where engineers play a critical role in maintaining production performance.

You'll work across a varied range of industrial equipment, take ownership of technical challenges and contribute directly to improving reliability and efficiency.

If you're an experienced Multi Skilled Engineer with strong electrical and mechanical maintenance skills, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today with your latest CV, and Andrews Recruitment Group will contact suitable applicants to discuss the opportunity in more detail.