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Multi-skilled maintenance engineer jobs in the UK

A multi-skilled maintenance engineer fixes both electrical and mechanical faults in a plant: planned preventative maintenance, breakdowns, fault finding and keeping lines running. Adverts often ask for an electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 plus manufacturing experience. Live UK jobs are below, with the shift patterns and pay that adverts state.

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The role

What a multi-skilled maintenance engineer does

The job is keeping a plant running. That means electrical and mechanical fault finding, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), responding to breakdowns, and often some controls, hydraulics and pneumatics. Many sites run shifts, so adverts name patterns such as 4-on-4-off or nights.

Adverts we read often ask for an electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 plus manufacturing experience (checked 24 October 2026). Our guide multi-skilled maintenance engineer: pay, skills and route in covers the job in detail. The way up and across is into controls: from electrician to PLC engineer, then the PLC programmer jobs and automation and controls jobs. Wider list: all maintenance jobs, and maintenance jobs with visa sponsorship.

299 jobs: multi-skilled maintenance engineer

20 of these are from a licensed visa sponsor or say sponsorship is offered. A licence does not mean a particular job is sponsored: ask the employer. How the tags work.

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Where the multi-skilled maintenance jobs are

Places named in today's adverts. A city link opens all automation and maintenance jobs within about 25 miles.

Employers hiring

  • CV Technical (24)
  • CV TECHNICAL LTD (13)
  • CBRE Local UK (7)
  • Elix Sourcing Solutions (6)
  • AB InBev UK & Ireland (5)
  • Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (5)
  • CV Technical Ltd (5)
  • ETS Consulting Ltd (5)

Employers with the most live jobs here, not counting recruitment agencies. 99 of the 299 adverts were placed by agencies.

FAQ

Questions people ask

What does multi-skilled mean in maintenance?

It means you can work on more than one trade: usually electrical and mechanical faults, and often some controls, hydraulics or pneumatics. A multi-skilled maintenance engineer carries out planned preventative maintenance and responds to breakdowns instead of specialising in one discipline.

What does a multi-skilled maintenance engineer earn?

We do not estimate pay: a job below shows pay only when its advert states it, so compare a few live adverts in your area. Shift roles usually pay a premium over days-only roles, and contract or agency roles are often quoted by the hour.

Do I need an electrical qualification?

Many adverts ask for an electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 with manufacturing experience, and some ask for a mechanical one instead. Requirements vary a lot, so read the advert. A maintenance technician job is a common first step.

Which shifts do multi-skilled maintenance engineers work?

Plants that run around the clock use patterns such as 4-on-4-off and nights, and some roles are days only. The advert should state the pattern. Ask about shift allowances and how they appear in your offer.

How do I move from maintenance into PLC and controls?

Maintenance engineers already read drawings and fault-find on panels and drives, which is most of the way there. Learn PLC programming on Siemens or Allen-Bradley, practise on a simulated plant, and ask for controls tasks at work. Our guide for electricians covers the route.

Next steps

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