Multi-Skilled Engineer

Title: Multi-Skilled Engineer
Location: Hoo, Kent
Salary: Up to £52,000 + Benefits

We’re looking for a Multi-Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias to join a well-established manufacturing site in Hoo, Kent. You’ll be part of a skilled maintenance team responsible for keeping production equipment running efficiently and safely through planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance.

The Role As a Multi-Skilled Engineer, you’ll work across a wide range of machinery and equipment, using your electrical and mechanical skills to identify faults, carry out repairs, and ensure smooth operation.

Key duties include:

• Carrying out planned and preventative maintenance on production machinery.
• Fault finding, diagnosing, and repairing electrical and mechanical issues.
• Supporting installations and commissioning of new equipment.
• Managing spare parts and ordering replacements when needed.
• Working with production teams to plan maintenance with minimal downtime.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with site procedures.

About You To succeed as a Multi-Skilled Engineer, you’ll need:

• A recognised electrical qualification (City & Guilds, HNC, ONC, NVQ Level 3, or 18th Edition).
• A strong electrical background with sound mechanical understanding.
• Proven experience in a similar manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• PLC fault-finding and diagnostic experience.
• Good communication skills and a proactive, improvement-driven approach.
• Experience using CMMS systems (preferred but not essential).

Shifts

• 4 on / 4 off rotating pattern (07:00–19:00 and 12:00–24:00). During busy periods, this may adjust to 09:00–21:00.

What’s On Offer

• Salary up to £52,000
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays (rising with service)
• Pension scheme
• Fortnightly pay
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discretionary Christmas bonus
• Free onsite parking and Wi-Fi

If you’re a reliable Multi-Skilled Engineer who takes pride in your work and wants a stable, long-term role in a well-organised engineering team — apply directly today or contact Kate Taylor at Holt Engineering.