Electrical Shift Engineer

Major Recruitment Bedford; Luton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Major Recruitment Bedford is recruiting an Electrical Shift Engineer for a food manufacturing site in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. This full-time, permanent role involves rotating shifts 06:00–14:00, 14:00–22:00, 22:00–06:00 with an urgent interview process.

The ideal candidate will plan and perform PPMs, attend breakdowns, and drive cost reductions while maintaining hygiene standards and high safety practices. FMCG experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Food industry experience required.
• 18th Edition wiring regs must be held.
• HND/HNC in electrical/mechanical engineering or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan & prioritise work to minimise downtime and maximise output.
• Log PPMs in SAP and ensure completion is recorded.
• Attend breakdowns and minimise downtime.
• Carry out repairs to plant, equipment and facilities.
• Identify ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Support hygiene audits and plan routine shutdowns.
• Champion Continuous Improvement within the site.
• Maintain service equipment and collaborate with team leaders.
• Work safely and drive a culture of safe practices.
• Aim to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Participate in on-call rota as required.

Skills

Food industry experience

Workload management

Organisational skills

Interpersonal and teamwork

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

GCSE Maths & English (A-C)

HND/HNC Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regs

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC programming & fault finding

FLT licence

IPAF 3a & 3b

Quality systems & documentation

Job description

Calling all Electrical Shift Engineers, I am recruiting for a talented, reliable, proactive Electrical Shift Engineer for my client based in Dunstable, this is an urgent requirement - interviews available immediately.

ROLE TITLE: Shift Engineer

HOURS: Full Time - Permanent

WORKING PATTERN: Rotating Shifts Monday – Friday (06:00 – 14:00 / 14:00 – 22:00 / 22:00 – 06:00)

LOCATION: Dunstable, Bedfordshire

REPORTING TO: Maintenance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• To liaise with the Maintenance Manager to plan & Prioritise work to minimise downtime and maximise output.
• To deliver maintenance priorities (PPM’s) and ensure these are logged when complete in SAP to ensure failure to complete PPM’s is communicated. .
• Attend breakdowns on site ensuring there is always a rapid response and that plant equipment and machinery breakdown time is minimised
• Carry out repairs to plant, equipment and facilities during production, effectively and efficiently either alone or as part of a team.
• To continuously identify ways to reduce costs and improve standards and efficiency in all areas
• To achieve hygiene audit standards in the engineering function & plan and assist in routine shutdown for hygiene purposes
• Championing Continuous Improvement within the company
• To control the maintenance of service equipment.
• To work proactively with all Team Leaders to develop and drive a culture safe working practices and environment
• Improve OEE
• Participate in the out of hours on call system when required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• GCSE Maths & English grade A-C, or equivalent
• 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regs
• HND/HNC electrical/mechanical engineering or equal
• Possess engineering background, 60 / 40 electrical mechanical
• Previous hands on knowledge of working within the food industry

Previous experience in FMCG

• Able to manage varied workload
• Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal and team working skills
• Customer focused
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, customers and colleagues
• Confident decision-making ability
• Ability to effectively communicate internally and externally at all levels
• Good influencing skills
• Able to explain project ideas and plans clearly
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Can demonstrate patience and the ability to deal with a wide variety of people
• Self-motivated
• Self-starter

Desirable

• Auto-Cad software
• PLC programming & fault finding
• FLT licence
• IPAF 3a & 3b or equivalent
• Demonstrable knowledge of quality systems including documentation