Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

  • Zest
  • Nov 09, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Position: Multi-Skilled Engineer
Location: Somerset (Commutable from Bristol, Weston-Super Mare, Wells, Shepton Mallet, Blagdon and surrounding areas)
Salary: 50,000 - 55,000
Shift: 4O4O - 2Days 2nights
Contract: Permanent opportunity
WHY THIS ONE IS WORTH A LOOK
Brand new kit: around 1m invested in new, increasingly automated machinery
Employee-owned: colleagues own a share of the business
Open to all flavours of engineer: strong electrical or multi-skilled mechanical/electrical, whichever way you lean
Room to grow: learning and development after probation, with a clear route to the next role
A team that wants you there: welcoming, supportive engineering teams of around 6-8
THE ROLE
Join the Engineering team at an established, ambitious British Food manufacturer on a mission to build a truly world-class engineering function. You'll be a key part of the production process, keeping machinery running smoothly so production runs as effectively and efficiently as possible.
It's a large-scale site with five production zones, big volumes of products and a growing list of automated lines, including Tetra Pak, Tecma and Delta equipment.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Planned preventative and reactive maintenance across machinery and plant on site
Fault finding and keeping downtime to a minimum in a fast-paced, large-scale environment
Supporting root cause analysis, continuous improvement and day-to-day operational efficiency
Helping with project work as needed, including bringing in new plant and equipment
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Experience as a Maintenance Engineer
An appropriate engineering qualification, ideally apprenticeship trained
Good knowledge of Health & Safety in a food processing environment
Ideally, food manufacturing or FMCG production experience
Strong electrical skills or multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical) ability, depending on your experience
The ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative
Nice to have: SCADA experience, and PLC experience would be a bonus.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
50,000 - 55,000 (DOE), with optional overtime
Non-contributory pension and competitive holiday allowance
Life cover (3x annual salary)
Healthcare cash-back plan (including dental) and a 24-hour doctor line for you and your family
Cycle to work scheme and subsidised company products
Free parking and top-of-the-range PPE
Access to Grocery Aid support
A share in the business through employee ownership
INTERESTED? LET'S TALK
Get in touch to find out more or to be put forward for the role:
Phone: (phone number removed)
Email: (url removed)
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