Multi-Skilled Packaging Engineer

Posted on July 29th, 2025

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£49,500.00 per annum

Type of Job: Permanent

Job Title: Multi-Skilled Packaging Engineer

Job Type: Permanent

Job Location: Wakefield area easy M1 access

Job Reward: up to £49,500

Our client is a renowned and admired FMCG giant enjoying UK dominance and market leading status in their category sector. An opportunity has arisen for a Multiskilled Packaging Maintenance Engineer; Electrical Bias (or mechanically qualified engineer with strong electrical competency's) to work shifts  ideally with packaging machinery bias and knowledge at their Wakefield site.

Key Responsibilities – Multiskilled Packaging Maintenance Engineer

  • Responsible for a combination of planned and reactive maintenance and technical challenges to ensure maximum line efficiency
  • Perform fault-finding and diagnosis on a range of PLC controlled warehouse equipment
  • Attend to breakdowns onsite ensuring a rapid response on plant equipment and machinery breakdowns
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance on a range of Automation machinery including pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors and robots
  • Deliver on plant uptime and maintenance KPI’s through planned, preventative and predictive maintenance.
  • Ensure the efficient running of a continuous process, moving and packing high quality products, packaged and prepared for delivery
  • Continually improving performance of equipment and systems to support the development of the site
  • Agree preventative electrical maintenance plans
  • Strong focus on PPMS

Qualifications & Requirements – Multiskilled Packaging Maintenance Engineer

  • Apprentice trained or NVQ level 3 in an engineering discipline electrical or manufacturing maintenance engineering
  • Ideally packaging machines if not fast paced time sensitive manufacturing
  • Production line experience on high-speed packaging equipment in FMC
  • A proactive approach to fault finding, a commitment to continuous improvement and personal development
  • Computer literate

What we can offer – Multiskilled Packaging Maintenance Engineer

  •  Shift: CONTINENTALS - 2 days 2 nights 4 off 
  • Good pension
  • Overtime
  • Established , long serving dedicated team
  • Employee additional benefits

For more information on this role, please contact [email protected] or 01132123519 

Candidates who are currently a multi-skilled engineer, packaging engineer, maintenance engineer, engineer, electrical biased engineer, electrical maintenance engineer, shift engineer or maintenance engineer may be suitable for this position.

Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.