Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Overview

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias), you help keep the resort’s electro-mechanical systems safe and reliable in a safety-critical environment. You work with a skilled engineering team across rides and attractions, diagnosing faults and performing proactive maintenance to maximise ride availability. You will be involved in major overhauls, refurbishments and upgrade projects, gaining hands-on experience with specialist systems. This role offers growth through hands-on problem-solving in a unique, high-demand setting.

Pay / Benefits

• 28 days holiday (bank holidays included)
• Merlin Annual Passes – 6 per year
• Merlin Magic Pass – 20 free tickets (rising to 40 after a year)
• Discretionary company bonus
• Private pension scheme
• 40% discount on LEGO (online)

Responsibilities

• Carry out safety-critical inspections and planned preventive maintenance across rides, vehicles and attraction systems
• Diagnose faults, perform reactive maintenance, repair, and accurately log activities in maintenance systems
• Carry out planned maintenance including strip-downs and rebuilds of attraction vehicles and mechanical components
• Motor testing, electrical rewiring, and electrical inspections of control systems and ride components
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding and diagnostics across complex attraction systems
• Follow safety practices and quality standards including COSHH
• Support preventative and predictive maintenance activities
• Maintain maintenance records, reports and logs for compliance
• Maintain 5S/LEAN workshop standards and assist in auditing spares procurement

Key requirements

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial maintenance, FMCG, automotive, rail, aerospace, marine, facilities or similar heavy engineering environments
• Post-apprenticeship/ post-qualification engineering experience
• Experience in maintenance environments and knowledge of statutory requirements
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Strong problem-solving, diagnostic and fault-finding skills
• Experience with technical manuals, risk assessments and engineering documentation
• Experience with PLCs, control systems, motors, sensors, pneumatics or mechanical systems advantageous
• Previous theme park experience not essential
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance systems and processes

• teamwork
• strong problem-solving orientation
• safety-consciousness
• PLC and control systems
• motors, sensors, pneumatics
• mechanical systems and brake assemblies

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