Mechanical Shift Engineer | 90 Days Off/yr | 12h

Hunter Selection Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays built into rota (90 days off/

Discounted memberships

24/7 EAP

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited is recruiting an experienced Shift Engineer for their flagship UK site in Northampton. The role is on a 12-hour shift rota offering 90 days off per year, with days off in between rotations.

You will maintain production, processing and packaging machinery and lead continuous improvement projects. The ideal candidate has a mechanical bias, 5+ years in industrial settings, and hands-on experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs and CMMS systems.

Qualifications

• Looking for a multi-skilled engineer with a mechanical bias
• Must have experience on industrial production, processing & packaging machinery
• At least 5 years' experience outside of apprenticeship
• Ideally completed a formal apprenticeship scheme
• NVQ or City Guilds qualified to level 3 or higher
• Happy with rotating shift pattern, holidays built into yearly rota
• Computer literate - able to use SAP systems / CMMS
• Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs, control panels, gearboxes
• Welding/fabrication/fitting skills are a bonus
• Passionate about reliability engineering and asset care management

Responsibilities

• Maintain all production, processing and packaging machinery
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs
• Deal with motors, conveyors, PLCs, gearboxes, drives, sensors, hydraulics, pneumatics
• Project work - new machine installs and continuous improvements
• Ordering spares, parts and maintain site CMMS

Skills

Mechanical bias

Multi-skilled engineer

Industrial production experience

5+ years experience

SAP CMMS

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3+

Tools

SAP CMMS

Job description

Hunter Selection Limited is recruiting an experienced Shift Engineer for their flagship UK site in Northampton. The role is on a 12-hour shift rota offering 90 days off per year, with days off in between rotations.

You will maintain production, processing and packaging machinery and lead continuous improvement projects. The ideal candidate has a mechanical bias, 5+ years in industrial settings, and hands-on experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs and CMMS systems.