Night Shift Engineer

TipTopJob; England; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a Night Shift Engineer with electrical bias in Suffolk/Norfolk. The role involves maintaining production machinery and requires at least 5 years of engineering experience. Ideal candidates are NVQ level 3 qualified or higher and familiar with manufacturing environments. A competitive salary of GBP53,500 plus overtime is offered, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Private Pension

Life Assurance

25 Days Holiday

Health Assessments

Qualifications

• Multiskilled engineer with electrical bias.
• At least 5 years experience outside of apprenticeship.
• Ideally completed a formal apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all reactive and scheduled maintenance on production machinery.
• Work alongside shift engineers for breakdowns on production lines.
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs.

Skills

Electrical fault finding skills

Flexible approach to working hours

Computer literate

Experience in manufacturing environment

Health and safety focused

Education

NVQ or City & Guilds qualified to level 3 or higher

Qualified to HNC electrical engineering

Tools

SAP systems

PLC systems

Hydraulics and pneumatics

Job description

Overview

Night Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased) – Suffolk/Norfolk (IP21). Commutable from: Thetford, Eye, Diss, Norwich, Bungay, Beccles, Stowmarket, Long Stratton. GBP53,500 + Overtime. Monday–Friday Perm Nights 10pm–6am (Early Finish Fridays).

Benefits

• Private Pension (9) + Life Assurance X4
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• 24/7 EAP, Health Assessments, Wellbeing Support

Our client is a leading packaging manufacturer, part of a multi‑billion‑pound global group, with a reputation for product quality which is second to none and industry leading standards. Due to engineering departmental growth, they are looking for an experienced electrical biased maintenance engineer, to work on their night shift.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all reactive and scheduled maintenance on production machinery
• Work alongside and be supported by shift engineers for breakdowns on production lines
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs
• Dealing with high-speed production, processing and packaging machinery
• PLCs, automation, control systems, VSDs, AC Drives
• Electrical safety, LOTO, isolation
• Installation and commissioning of new machinery

Qualifications

• Multiskilled engineer with electrical bias
• Electrical qualifications
• At least 5 years experience outside of apprenticeship
• Ideally completed a formal apprenticeship
• NVQ or City & Guilds qualified to level 3 or higher
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Flexible approach to working hours, including extra hours and shutdowns as overtime
• Computer literate; able to use SAP systems
• Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, VSDs, power transmission drive systems
• PLC electrical fault finding skills
• Steam systems experience would be beneficial
• Health and safety focused
• Ideally qualified to HNC electrical engineering

Please / resume to ( ). : Chris Gumm : 010 438

If you are interested in this position please click apply.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology and Service and Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.