Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer - Flint

Multi-skilled Engineer

Location: Flint

Salary: Circa £40 - £43,500 depending on experience + Benefits

Contract: Full Time, Permanent (40 hours per week Monday to Friday)

Shift Pattern: Rotational shifts 3 weekly (6am-2pm, 8am-4pm, 2pm-10pm)

You must have substantial experience of working in FMCG environment.

John Dale is part of The Navigator Company and attracts a range of The Navigator Company group benefits.

Here at The Navigator Company, formerly Accrol Group, we are looking for Multi Skilled Engineer to ensure the safe and continuous production of the plant by swiftly responding to any equipment failures.

As our Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will…

• Ensure that the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule is adhered to effectively and all relevant documentation is completed.


• Complete repairs and breakdowns in a timely manner and perform RCA’s (Root Cause Analysis) to ensure corrective and preventative actions are completed.


• Perform all statutory inspections on time and log all remedial works as required.


• Identify and implement improvements and be part of the continuous improvement culture.

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.

About you

We would like you to have significant experience of working in a fast-paced factory environment in a Planned Maintenance or Reactive Maintenance role. Qualified to a minimum of NVQ level 3 (or HND, HNC, ONC, City & Guilds) in a relevant subject, you will hold 17th or 18th Edition and will be skilled in fault finding and diagnostics.

With strong communication skills and flexible approach to working, you will be knowledgeable in PLC and HMI controls and will be experienced in Mechanical, Pneumatic and Hydraulics.

About Us

John Dale Ltd is a well-known and highly respected business across the Flintshire area, manufacturing a range of wet wipe products. From April 2021 The Navigator Company acquired the business and since then has further developed and expanded its product range, integrating this into the wider Navigator Tissue customer base.

Established in 1993, The Navigator Company is the UK’s leading independent tissue converter, producing private label toilet roll, kitchen roll and facial tissue products for most of the UK’s major grocery retailers. The business diversified into wet wipes products in 2021 with Flint and then in 2024 in Bridgwater, Somerset.We currently have five manufacturing sites in Blackburn, Leyland, Leicester, Flint and Somerset.

Our vision is to deliver the best possible value to the UK consumer on essential everyday tissue and wet wipe products.

We ask every individual to do one thing better every day, empowering them through clear communication, personal development opportunities and strong ethical business values.

Employee Benefits:

• Structured pay scales with opportunities for progression


• AE Pension scheme


• Company Sick Pay Scheme


• Paid breaks


• Free car parking


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Product discount


• Company shop


• Free flu jab vouchers


• Supported Personal Development

The Navigator Company is committed to the equal treatment of its workforce and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the team.