Site Engineering Technician (Multi-Skilled)

Location: Fordham Salary: £45,946.12 with additional shift allowance £12,405.45 and £5,127.45 per annum.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm (with occasional shift cover as required)

We’re looking for a skilled and proactive Multi-Skilled Site Engineering Technician to join our team at Fordham. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in maintaining and improving our manufacturing operations, ensuring equipment reliability, site safety, and operational excellence.

As part of the Engineering team, you’ll deliver a world-class maintenance service within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, supporting production performance while driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Key Responsibilities

- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities across site assets and equipment.
- Ensure manufacturing equipment remains compliant with all relevant technical safety legislation, inspections, and testing requirements.
- Track, analyse, and report equipment reliability data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Lead fault-finding and problem-solving activities to minimise downtime and improve operational performance.
- Work closely with production teams, OEMs, and external contractors to resolve technical issues effectively.
- Identify, manage, and maintain critical spare parts inventory levels.




- Maintain high standards of housekeeping across engineering work areas and equipment.
- Support capital investment projects including site preparation, equipment installation, commissioning, and technical training.
- Assist with asset lifecycle planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide hands‑on technical expertise to support operational and engineering improvements.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll be a qualified maintenance professional with a strong background in manufacturing engineering.

- Fully qualified Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Technician
- NVQ Level 3, BTEC, or equivalent engineering qualification
- Proven experience delivering and managing preventative maintenance programmes
- Strong fault‑finding and diagnostic skills across mechanical and electrical systems
- Experience working within a rapid‑paced manufacturing environment
- Root Cause Analysis
- Problem Solving Techniques
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.
- Proactive, hands‑on approach with a willingness to support wider team activities when required.

This is mainly a day shift role Monday to Friday 8am-16:30 with occasional shift cover to support where required.

Benefits

- Subsidised canteen
- Company pension

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