Maintenance Engineer

Omega Resource Group; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Shrewsbury, offering a salary of £56,000 plus paid overtime. The role involves maintenance of highly automated systems in a global FMCG brand's distribution center. Candidates should have substantial experience in electrical maintenance, PLC fault-finding, and 3-phase systems. The position offers excellent benefits, including private healthcare and a company pension.

Benefits

Paid overtime

Company pension (up to 10% matched)

Private healthcare

33 days holiday

Full training on new automated systems

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a fast-paced, highly automated environment.
• Able to interpret logic and perform fault-finding on PLC systems.
• Experience with ammonia refrigeration systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive and planned preventative maintenance across the site.
• Fault-find PLC-controlled automated systems quickly.
• Work on electrical installations and modifications.

Skills

3-phase electrical fault-finding skills

Hands-on PLC fault-finding experience

Electrical maintenance experience

Experience with variable speed drives

Comfortable in chilled environments

Flexible attitude

Education

Minimum Level 3 NVQ / City & Guilds / BTEC in Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

PLC systems (Siemens S7)

Electrical distribution systems

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Continental Shift

Shropshire

£56,000 + paid overtime + excellent benefits & job security

Global FMCG Brand | Brand-New Highly Automated Distribution Centre |

Our client are a household-name global brand with a state-of-the-art, highly automated cold-store and distribution centre in Shropshire. To support 24/7 operations we are now recruiting experienced Electrically-biased Maintenance Engineers to join the team on a continental shift pattern (average 42 hrs/week - 12-hour days & nights, 4 on 4 off).

Responsibilities

• Reactive and planned preventative maintenance across the full site
• Fast fault-finding on PLC-controlled automated systems
• Electrical installations & modifications (3-phase, control circuits, inverters)
• Continuous improvement projects to increase uptime and throughput
• Working at height and in cold-store environments when required
• Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (ASRS) - high-bay cranes & shuttles
• Extensive conveyor & sortation networks (belts, rollers, diverters, high-speed sorters)
• Robotic palletisers & de-palletisers
• Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
• Industrial refrigeration plant - ammonia & freon chillers/freezers (-28°C areas)
• Loading bay equipment - dock levellers, sectional doors, vehicle restraints
• Stretch wrappers, shrink tunnels, pallet scales & auto-labellers
• Electrical distribution, variable speed drives, motors, sensors & control panels
• Fire suppression, HVAC, ventilation & building safety systems
• Forklifts, reach trucks & powered pallet trucks (electrical/hydraulic)

Essential Requirements

• Minimum Level 3 NVQ / City & Guilds / BTEC in Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering (or time-served apprenticeship)
• Proven electrical maintenance experience in a fast-paced, highly automated environment (FMCG, parcels, e-commerce, cold storage or 3PL ideal)
• Strong 3-phase electrical fault-finding skills down to component level
• Experience working on variable speed drives, inverters & motors
• Hands-on PLC fault-finding experience (Siemens S7 - able to go online and interpret logic)
• 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Comfortable working in chilled & frozen environments and at height
• Flexible attitude - this is a true hands-on engineering role

Highly Desirable

• Previous experience on ASRS cranes, Dematic / Knapp / Vanderlande / Swisslog systems
• AGV or robotic palletiser experience
• Ammonia refrigeration awareness (CO2 / Freon also useful)
• IOSH or safety qualification

Benefits

• £56,000 basic salary
• Regular paid overtime
• Continental shift pattern (4 on 4 off - days & nights)
• 33 days holiday
• Company pension (up to 10% matched)
• Private healthcare, life assurance, subsidised canteen, free parking
• Full training on all new automated systems
• Genuine long-term career progression in a brand-new flagship site

If you are a time-served electrical maintenance engineer who wants to work with cutting-edge warehouse automation for a globally recognised brand, this is your chance.

Location: Telford / Shrewsbury area, Shropshire (commutable from Wolverhampton, Stafford, Bridgnorth, Cannock, Newport)

For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

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