Cross-Skilled Engineer

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

The Position

Cross-Skilled Engineer

Job Summary

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Cross-Skilled) – Electrical Bias

Location: Cliffe Vale, Stoke-on-Trent

Salary: Up to £35,457.87 DOE, plus standby, call-out and overtime opportunities, with further progression through our competency-based pay framework

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

What We Offer

At Imerys, our engineering roles are about more than maintenance. They're about keeping critical operations moving safely, reliably and efficiently in a modern manufacturing environment.

In return for your skills and expertise, we offer:

• Salary up to £35,457.87, with further increases available through our competency-based pay progression framework

• Additional earnings available through standby, call-out and overtime opportunities 

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

• Pension, life cover and income protection

• Private medical insurance and wellbeing support

• Enhanced family leave and carers' leave

• Cycle to Work and salary sacrifice schemes

• Recognition awards and genuine career progression opportunities

For electrically qualified engineers looking to broaden their skillset, you'll benefit from ongoing training and development across both electrical and mechanical disciplines, allowing you to further enhance your multi-skilled capabilities and future career prospects.

What You'll Bring

Essential

• Recognised engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC Level 3 or a time-served engineering apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering 

• Experience working in a manufacturing, production, processing or heavy industrial environment

• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills on industrial plant and equipment

• Experience working with industrial electrical systems including motors, control panels, drives, sensors and associated equipment

• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance and responding to equipment breakdowns

• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics

• Knowledge of electrical safe isolation procedures and a strong commitment to health and safety

• Willingness to develop and work across both electrical and mechanical disciplines as part of a cross-skilled engineering team

Highly Desirable

• Multi-skilled maintenance experience across electrical and mechanical systems

• Experience fault finding on PLC-controlled equipment and automated production machinery

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification

• HNC/HND in Electrical, Electrical & Electronic, Manufacturing or Maintenance Engineering

• Experience with variable speed drives, instrumentation and process control equipment

• Mobile plant licences (forklift, MEWP, telehandler etc.)

• Welding and fabrication skills

• Confined Space training

• Experience using CMMS/ERP systems such as SAP

Why Join Imerys?

Whether you're an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer or an Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to expand your mechanical expertise, this role offers the opportunity to develop your career within a stable, global organisation.

You'll join a supportive engineering team where your technical expertise is valued, your development is actively invested in, and your salary can grow as you achieve additional competencies and broaden your skillset. Combined with on-call allowance, excellent benefits and long-term career opportunities, this is an opportunity to build a rewarding engineering career with Imerys.

Closing date for applications 29th September 2026

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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