Why this role stands out
This hybrid Shift Engineer role offers excellent career growth within a leading food manufacturer experiencing significant expansion, where you'll develop advanced technical skills on high-speed machinery. You'll thrive here if you're a multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical and mechanical problem-solving abilities, eager to contribute to a dynamic team. Apply now to join this reputable company and take advantage of a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Quick overview
Job description
Shift Engineer
Biggleswade
£54,000 + Overtime + 5% Bonus
12hr Panama Shift - Days & Nights
Benefits:-
- Up to 10% Match Pension, X4 Life Assurance
- BUPA Healthcare
- 21 Shifts Holiday (Rising with service)
- 24/7 EAP, Staff Discounts Platform, Enhanced Parental Policies
Do you want to work for a leading food manufacturers that is going through a lot of progressive growth with the UK's supermarkets. Due to expansion within the team, they are looking for shift engineers to join.
Role & responsibilities of a Shift Engineer:
- Carry out planned preventative, predictive and breakdown maintenance of all high-speed production & packaging machinery
- Working on control panels, HMi's, PLC's, SCADA Systems
- Electrical & mechanical fault finding, problem solving and repairs
- Continuous improvement projects
- Dealing with motors, VSD's, servo drives, pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, inverters
- Mechanical fabrication, fitting, welding
Knowledge, skills & experience need to be a Shift Engineer:
- Multi skilled engineer - ideally electrically biased
- NVQ Level 3 engineering or maintenance minimum
- Ideally HNC / HND qualified - time-served-apprenticeship
- Must have worked in some form of fast-paced / Food / FMCG manufacturing industry
- Strong electrical & mechanical problem solving skills
- Knowledge of PLC's, automation & control systems, HMi's
- Worked on motors, inverters, VSD's, sensors, switches, pneumatics, gearboxes
If you do not get a response back on your application within 24-48 hours please presume you are unsuccessful.
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If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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