Electrical-Biased Maintenance Engineer | 12-hour Rotating Shifts

Prime Appointments; Colchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks holiday

Training and career development

Life, Dental and Medical insurance can

Pension - opt in schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts for online companies

Job summary

Prime Appointments is seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer for the Colchester area. The role involves a Panama shift pattern with nights, days, and weekends, all 12-hour shifts, and a salary of £56,000 per annum.

You will perform preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance on production equipment and work with cross-functional teams to improve reliability. Requirements include electrical bias with at least 2 years' experience as a maintenance electrician or similar, plus knowledge

Qualifications

• Multi skilled maintenance engineer with electrical bias and at least 2 years' experience.
• Good knowledge of Allen Bradley or Siemens S7 PLCs and pneumatic control.
• C&G 231/2330/2391/236
• Background in an FMCG environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventive, and reactive maintenance on production and plant equipment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve electrical and mechanical faults to minimize downtime.
• Conduct diagnostics on electrical systems, machinery, and components.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to enhance equipment reliability.
• Carry out installations, testing, and modifications to machinery and equipment.

Skills

Electrical bias

Diagnostics

PLC knowledge

Education

C&G 231/2330/2391/236

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens S7 PLCs

Job description

Prime Appointments is seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer for the Colchester area. The role involves a Panama shift pattern with nights, days, and weekends, all 12-hour shifts, and a salary of £56,000 per annum.

You will perform preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance on production equipment and work with cross-functional teams to improve reliability. Requirements include electrical bias with at least 2 years' experience as a maintenance electrician or similar, plus knowledge