Electrical Shift Engineer for High-Speed Manufacturing

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Pension

Life Assurance

23 Shift Holidays

BUPA Healthcare Cashplan

Staff Benefits Card

Qualifications/Training

Car Tax Relief

Job summary

We are seeking a Shift Engineer for a Sudbury site. You will perform preventative and planned maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems across high-speed production lines and automated machinery.

The role requires a multi-skilled, electrically biased engineer with City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical and an apprenticeship background. Knowledge of PLCs (Siemens/Allen-Bradley) and SCADA is essential; 17th/18th Edition is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be a multi-skilled engineer, electrically biased.
• Experience working with high-speed production, packaging and automated machinery.
• City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical is a minimum requirement.
• Completed a time-served apprenticeship; minimum 5 years’ experience in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of PLCs (Siemens & Allen Bradley) and SCADA systems.
• 17th or 18th Edition Electrical is advantageous.
• Able to read P&ID, electrical and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and planned maintenance, electrically and mechanically.
• Maintain high-speed production lines and packaging equipment.
• Service conveyors, motors, gearboxes, sensors, pumps and compressors.
• Perform electrical fault finding on PLCs (Siemens & Allen Bradley).
• Troubleshoot SCADA systems and electrical faults.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and install/modify machinery.
• Work with pipework, fabrication and mechanical fault finding.

Skills

Electrical bias

Multiskilled engineer

Team player

Continuous improvement

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical

Time-served apprenticeship

City & Guilds 2391 Electrical Test & Inspection

17th/18th Edition Electrical

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

SCADA systems

Job description

We are seeking a Shift Engineer for a Sudbury site. You will perform preventative and planned maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems across high-speed production lines and automated machinery.

The role requires a multi-skilled, electrically biased engineer with City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical and an apprenticeship background. Knowledge of PLCs (Siemens/Allen-Bradley) and SCADA is essential; 17th/18th Edition is a plus.