Maintenance Engineer

Rapid Personnel; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Stowmarket is seeking a Nightshift Maintenance Engineer. The role offers a salary up to £46,000 plus a £4K shift allowance. Ideal candidates will have at least one year of maintenance experience and an electrical bias. This position encourages career development within an industry leader committed to employee recognition.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Shift allowance

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Maintenance Engineer.
• Basic understanding of PLC’s.

Responsibilities

• Maintain various machines within a food production site.
• Follow a Preventative Planned Maintenance (PPM) schedule.
• Support facility maintenance tasks as required.

Skills

Electrically biased

Experience with PLCs

Ability to work night shift

Job description

Nightshift Maintenance Engineer – Stowmarket

Salary up to £46k + £4K Shift Allowance

Rapid personnel are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to work for a leading Food Manufacturing company based in Stowmarket. Salary up to £46,000 + £4K shift Allowance + Benefits

The company is an industry leader within food manufacturing supplying to some of the biggest supermarkets in the UK. They have a team of highly motivated Engineers that are extremely driven and pride themselves on maintaining and servicing a busy food production site.

Due to recent retirements, they are looking to appoint several Maintenance engineers to work on a nightshift on a permanent basis.

In this role as a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining various machines within a food production site to ensure minimal downtime. You will be responsible for rewiring machines, replacing motors, plugs and other components across the entire Production. You will also be following a PPM (Preventative Planned Maintenance) schedule where you will monitor and maintain the entire site. As part of this role, you will from time to time help to maintain the facilities as well, this could include fixing doors, trolleys etc.

Essential Requirements :

• A minimum of 1 years' experience as a Maintenance Engineer
• Electrically biased
• A basic understanding of PLC’s
• Able to work on a night shift

Nice to Have

• Experience within Food Manufacturing
• 17th or 18th edition

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to work for an industry leading company that rewards and recognises their employees. The organisation fully supports career development and therefore opportunities to advance your career will become available.

This is an immediate requirement so if you have the required skills and experience, please get in touch immediately with an up-to-date copy of your CV