Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
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Job Location:
Cheltenham - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
1 hour ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical)
Location: Cheltenham
Shift: 3 Shift Rotation between 5am-1am
Salary: 46000
Role Purpose
To provide a reliable hands-on engineering service to the Cheltenham site ensuring maximum plant uptime through effective fault-finding reactive maintenance and planned preventative maintenance. The role supports safe efficient production within a fast-paced commercial laundry environment.
What the Site Makes
The Cheltenham site processes and supplies:
- Hospitality linen
- Workwear and industrial garments
- Specialist textile products for manufacturing customers
This is a high-volume process-driven production environment with a strong focus on quality efficiency and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Diagnose and rectify faults across site plant and machinery
- Carry out reactive maintenance to minimise downtime
- Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
- Support production teams to maintain output targets
- Work collaboratively with other engineers on site
- Escalate recurring issues and support continuous improvement
Electrical Responsibilities
- Electrical fault finding on production machinery and plant
- Working with control panels motors sensors and drives
- Basic PLC fault-finding and first-line diagnostics
- Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and drawings
- Ensuring electrical work complies with site and statutory standards
Mechanical Responsibilities
- Mechanical fault finding and repairs on rotating and static equipment
- Working with gearboxes bearings conveyors pumps and valves
- Pneumatic and hydraulic system maintenance
- Supporting mechanical strip-downs repairs and reinstatement
- Identifying wear failure trends and improvement opportunities
Machinery
- Industrial washing and drying equipment
- Automated conveyor and handling systems
- Pressing folding and finishing machinery
- Pumps motors drives and ancillary plant
- Compressed air and utility systems
Health Safety & Compliance
- Work in line with all site H&S policies and procedures
- Ensure compliance with electrical and mechanical safety standards
- Follow permit-to-work and lock-off / isolation procedures
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation
- Actively promote a safe working environment
Skills Experience & Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
- Completed apprenticeship (electrical mechanical or controls)
- Minimum 2 years experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment
- Commercial laundry experience highly advantageous (not essential)
- Strong multi-skilled fault-finding ability
- Able to read engineering and electrical drawings
- IT literate and comfortable with maintenance systems
- Team-focused with a practical proactive attitude
- Good written and spoken English
- Must have Right to Work in the UK
Bens & Package
- Salary: 46000
- 3 shift rotation between 5am-1am
- Occasional weekend work
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Recommend-a-Friend bonus scheme
- Performance awards
- Long service awards
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- EAP
- Bonus Scheme
- Performance Awards
- Long Service Awards
Key Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Hotel Experience
- HVAC
- Mechanical Knowledge
- CMMS
- Maintenance
- Painting
- ERP Systems
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Power Tools
- Manufacturing
- Troubleshooting
