Electrical Maintenance Engineer - FMCG

ETS Consulting; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Job summary

ETS Consulting in the United Kingdom is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for an FMCG site in Leicester. You will maintain and optimise high-speed packaging, filling, conveyors and processing machinery.

Shifts are 4 on 4 off days and nights; the role involves working with production, operations and technical teams to enhance manufacturing efficiency and reliability, with a focus on preventative maintenance and PLC-controlled equipment.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a full apprenticeship in electrical engineering.
• Experience with PLC systems and automated machinery.
• Understanding of preventative/predictive maintenance (PPM).

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and reactive electrical maintenance on packaging, filling, conveyors and processing equipment.
• Collaborate with production, operations and technical teams to improve standards and efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and manage PLC controlled equipment in a high-speed plant.

Skills

Apprentice Trained Engineer in Elekt.1

Education

Apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer - FMCG

Location: Leicester

Shifts 4 on 4 off days and nights.

Salary: £50,000 + Pension + Overtime

Reference: Jo7453/HH

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UKs strongest privately owned food manufacturers, who is a leading specialist in the manufacture of snack based food based products. They have been established for over 25 years and supply major food manufacturers as well as all the major multiples. Due to continued growth, they are looking to add to the engineering function once again.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Engineer in Electrical Engineering
• Experience of PLC systems & Automated machinery
• Understanding of PPM systems
• Advantageous to have worked on process and packaging machinery.

The Role

You will have served a minimum of a full apprenticeship in electrical engineering and have experience working within planned and preventative maintenance schedules, working with equipment such as packaging, filling, conveyors and processing machinery within a high speed automated environment.

On a day to day basis you will work closely with production, operations & technical to improve standards and manufacturing efficiencies. You will be responsible continuous improvement, PPM systems, reactive maintenance. In addition to this you will ideally have knowledge and experience of food manufacturing standards therefore ensuring the smooth running of all aspects of this high speed manufacturing plant including PLC controlled equipment.

The ideal candidate will also have experience of an automated production facility and the ability to work within a team or autonomously as required, you will report in to the Engineering Manager and this will lead to a fantastic opportunity to progress your career to a more senior role within this secure organisation.