Night Shift Engineer

Hunter Selection; England; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Night Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased) to join a growing engineering team. The role involves maintaining production machinery, electrical and mechanical repairs, and installation of new equipment. Ideal candidates will have 5 years of experience and relevant electrical qualifications. The position offers a salary of £53,500 plus overtime and various benefits including a private pension and health support.

Benefits

Private Pension (9%)

Life Assurance x4

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Health Assessments

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in engineering.
• Formal apprenticeship preferred.
• Ideally qualified to HNC in Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Maintain reactive and scheduled maintenance on production machinery.
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs.
• Installation and commissioning of new machinery.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Multiskilled engineering

Computer literacy

Hydraulics and pneumatics

Health and safety consciousness

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

NVQ or City & Guilds level 3 or higher

Tools

SAP systems

PLC systems

Job description

Overview

Night Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased) – Suffolk/Norfolk (IP21).

Commutable from: Thetford, Eye, Diss, Norwich, Bungay, Beccles, Stowmarket, Long Stratton.

Salary: £53,500 + Overtime. Shift: Monday–Friday Perm Nights 10:00pm–6:00am (Early Finish Fridays).

Benefits: Private Pension (9%), Life Assurance x4, 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, 24/7 EAP, Health Assessments, Wellbeing Support.

About the role

Our client is a leading packaging manufacturer, part of a multi-billion-pound global group, with a reputation for product quality and industry-leading standards. Due to engineering departmental growth, they are looking for an experienced electrical-biased maintenance engineer to work on the 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
• Deal 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

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Multiskilled engineer – electrically biased
• Electrical qualifications are required
• At least 5 years' experience (outside of apprenticeship)
• Formal apprenticeship preferred
• NVQ or City & Guilds qualified to level 3 or higher
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Flexible approach to working hours; able to cover extra hours & 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 conscious
• Ideally qualified to HNC Electrical Engineering

How to apply

To apply, please email your CV/resume to [email address].

Contact: Chris Gumm – phone number redacted.

About Hunter Selection

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

Please note: we respond only to applicants whose skills and qualifications match the position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics 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.