Multi Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Biased)
Job description
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My client are currently looking to recruit an experienced maintenance engineer to join their site in North Lanarkshire. You will be working with an extremely successful FMCG company, that are going through a continued period of development and investment.
If you are looking for a company where you can develop your engineering skills, work on exciting projects and have the opportunity for career progression, then this could be the role for you!
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Carry out repairs, maintenance work and routine testing to all plant machinery and equipment
- Maintaining an adequate level of workshop spares to meet the production requirements and contributing to stock control requirements for an allocated area
- Completing planned maintenance work orders
- Ensuring all auditable paper work is completed and filed correctly
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to maintenance and assist in the development of preventative maintenance mechanisms
- Understand and support KPI improvements
- Completion of a recognised apprenticeship in mechanical or electrical discipline
- Experience of maintenance engineering gained in the manufacturing sector
- Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics would be desirable
Shift pattern:
Early & Back - rotating
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Open your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly names 'multi-skilled maintenance engineer' and 'FMCG manufacturing' — the advert targets this combination directly.
📊 Quantify your maintenance impact: e.g. 'Reduced unplanned downtime by 22% through implementation of a preventative maintenance schedule across 8 production lines'.
🔧 List hydraulics and pneumatics as distinct technical competencies in your Skills section — the advert flags these as desirable and they will catch the recruiter's eye.
🎯 Highlight your apprenticeship qualification prominently under Education/Qualifications, specifying the discipline (mechanical or electrical) and awarding body, as this is an explicit requirement.
📋 Include a bullet point referencing planned maintenance work orders and auditable paperwork compliance, mirroring the advert's language around documentation and stock control responsibilities.
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- •Delivered planned preventative maintenance across 10 production lines in an FMCG facility, reducing reactive breakdown callouts by 30% over 12 months.
- •Diagnosed and repaired hydraulic and pneumatic faults on high-speed packaging machinery, restoring full production capacity within 2 hours on average.
- •Maintained workshop spares inventory for an allocated production area, achieving 98% parts availability and eliminating 3 instances of production stoppage due to stock shortfall.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Zachary Daniels' search for a Multi Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Biased) at their North Lanarkshire FMCG client is a strong match for my background in planned preventative maintenance and plant machinery repair within fast-moving manufacturing environments. My apprenticeship-trained foundation in mechanical engineering, combined with hands-on experience in hydraulics and pneumatics, aligns directly with the technical requirements outlined in this role.
My background in FMCG maintenance engineering has seen me manage planned maintenance work orders across multiple production lines, maintain accurate auditable documentation, and contribute to reducing unplanned downtime through proactive fault-finding. I have supported KPI improvement initiatives and helped develop preventative maintenance schedules that improved equipment reliability across a 6-line facility.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through how you would diagnose and repair a hydraulic fault on a production line with minimal downtime.
- ›How do you prioritise planned maintenance work orders when a reactive breakdown occurs simultaneously?
- ›Describe your experience with pneumatic systems — what common faults have you encountered and how did you resolve them?
- ›What steps do you take to ensure workshop spares stock levels remain adequate without over-ordering?
- ›How have you contributed to developing or improving a preventative maintenance programme in a previous role?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a recurring equipment fault and implemented a solution that prevented future breakdowns.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to balance multiple maintenance tasks under time pressure — how did you manage it?
- ›Give an example of when your proactive approach to maintenance prevented a significant production loss.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to ensure all auditable paperwork was completed accurately under pressure — what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you supported a KPI improvement initiative on site — what was your specific contribution?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you identified a recurring equipment fault and implemented a solution that prevented future breakdowns.
Describe a situation where you had to balance multiple maintenance tasks under time pressure — how did you manage it?