Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (PM Shift)
Hours: Full Time, Permanent | PM Shift (Monday–Friday 1:50pm–10pm, 8:30pm finish on Friday)
Package: up to £52,000 + 20% Shift Premium (£62,400) + 6% Target Bonus (OTE £65,520 + OVERTIME ON TOP!!) + GENEROUS BENEFITS
Location: North Kent
Contact: Emily or Ollie @ Pearson Whiffin Recruitment
Please note: offers are subject to right to work checks, medical clearance, drugs screening and conflict of interest criteria.
Are you a genuinely multi-skilled engineer who enjoys variety, autonomy and being trusted to just get on with it?
We’re recruiting for a well-established, highly respected international manufacturer operating within a regulated production environment. This is a permanent opportunity on their PM shift offering long-term stability, excellent benefits and a strong engineering culture.
This is not a “production line only” role. You’ll support a technically diverse site including production plant, utilities, wastewater systems and wider building services across two nearby buildings.
The Role
This is a true multi-skilled position with a 60% mechanical / 40% electrical split working within a regulated manufacturing environment with 24/5 operation and state of the art facilities!
You’ll be responsible for:
- Planned preventative maintenance (managed flexibly across the month)
- Electrical and mechanical breakdown fault-finding
- Supporting critical plant equipment
- Maintaining pumps, valves, dosing systems and wastewater treatment equipment
- Attending facilities issues across production, labs and offices
- Supporting small improvement and project work throughout the year
- Accurate documentation via CMMS
- Working within strict quality, safety and compliance standards
This is a reactive and planned environment – when something stops, you respond. When it’s stable, you improve.
The Environment
- 24/5 manufacturing operation
- Permanent PM shift after initial training (approx. 6 weeks onboarding on rotating/early shift)
- Job share arrangement with the AM shift engineer
- Rare requirement to cover alternative shifts (AM or nights) in exceptional circumstances
- Strong focus on GMP, quality and safety compliance
- Engineering team with a mix of personalities – you’ll need to be comfortable working independently and integrating into a varied team dynamic
We’re Looking For
- City & Guilds / ONC / HNC (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering – Level 3 minimum
- Strong multi-skilled capability (mechanical bias but confident electrically)
- Experience within pharma, FMCG, food, chemical, or other regulated/process manufacturing environments
- Proven fault-finding ability on production equipment
- Experience working with pumps, motors, valves, dosing systems or utilities
- Comfortable working alone and as part of a team
- Organised, proactive and safety conscious
If you’ve worked in environments where compliance, documentation and quality standards matter – you’ll fit well here.
The Package
- Basic salary up to £52,000
- 20% shift premium (PM shift)
- 6% company performance bonus (paid in most years, but not guaranteed)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Private medical and dental cover
- Company pension with enhanced employer contribution
- Life assurance & income protection
- Annual salary review
- On-site facilities including subsidised dining
- Training & development support
- Employee wellbeing programme and retail discounts
This is a financially strong, globally backed organisation with long-serving employees and a stable engineering function.
If you're looking for a long-term PM shift role in a technically interesting, regulated manufacturing environment where engineers are trusted, supported and properly rewarded — this is worth exploring.
For a confidential discussion, contact the Manufacturing, Engineering & Technical team at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.