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Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer<br /><br />Salary: £54,000 + 5% bonus<br />Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts, 3s and 2s (average 42 hours per week)<br />Location: Commutable from Bedford, St Neots, Sandy, Potton, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and Stevenage<br />Contract:
Permanent<br /><br />Our client is a well-established food manufacturer supplying products to markets around the world.
They're looking for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer to join their engineering team.<br /><br />The Role<br /><br />Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment and plant<br />Respond to breakdowns, find the root cause and get lines back up and running quickly<br />Work closely with production and quality to resolve downtime issues<br />Keep critical spares and maintenance records up to date<br />Get involved in improvement activities and project work, including installing and commissioning new equipment<br />Support and coach operators, junior engineers and apprentices<br /><br />What To Expect<br /><br />A fast-paced production environment and a supportive engineering team, with real investment in your training and development.<br /><br />What We're Looking For<br /><br />A multi-skilled engineering background (electrical, mechanical, controls or instrumentation)<br />A recognised engineering apprenticeship, HNC or equivalent<br />Working knowledge of PLCs (Allen Bradley preferred)<br />Confident working independently on shift<br /><br />Nice To Have<br /><br />Food, FMCG or manufacturing experience<br />Experience with root cause analysis and CMMS systems<br /><br />What's On Offer<br /><br />£54,000 basic + 5% bonus<br />3s and 2s shift pattern<br />Pension matched up to 10%<br />Medicash plan<br />Genuine training and development opportunities<br />A permanent role with a well-established food manufacturer<br /><br />How To Apply<br /><br />Click apply, or contact Oli Edwards on 01780 483 999 / for a confidential discussion.<br /><br />If you're a multi-skilled engineer looking for your next step with a business that invests in its people, we'd love to hear from you.<br /><br />As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop.
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