Night Shift Engineers – Milton Keynes

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Shares scheme

Pension matched

Private healthcare

Staff discounts

Canteen

Car & Bike schemes

Team/family events

Skills matrix training

Job summary

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd has a client in Milton Keynes seeking a Night Shift Engineer to join their food manufacturing site on permanent nights (5:30pm–5:30am). The role offers a salary of £61,000–£62,000 per year plus Benefits and a strong training & development focus.

They require a multi-skilled engineer, ideally electrically biased, with NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, 18th Edition (beneficial), and PLC fault-finding experience. Prior food manufacturing exposure is preferred.

Qualifications

• Multiskilled engineer with an electrical bias and experience in food manufacturing.
• Experience with high-speed production equipment, conveyors and refrigeration.
• Strong PLC fault finding and automation/control experience.

Responsibilities

• Electrical & mechanical maintenance, PMs, and repairs.
• Work on high-speed production and packaging machinery, conveyors, and site services.
• Deal with motors, drives, gearboxes, pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics and sensors.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fitting

Automation & controls

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Proactive communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 Apprenticeship (or equivalent) Engineering Qualification

18th Edition (beneficial)

Job description

Night Shift Engineers
Milton Keynes

Monday-Thursday Perm Nights (5:30-5:30)

£62,000 – Rising to £68,000 with training plan!

Benefits:

• 25 Days Holiday, Discounted Company Shares Scheme
• Matched Private Pension Scheme
• BUPA Private Healthcare
• Staff Discounts, Subsidised Canteen, Car & Bike Schemes, Team/Family Events
• Engineering Skills Matrix Training & Development Plans for all Engineers

Our client is a leading food manufacturing company, the site is part of a larger national organisation. Due to growth and further expansion within the factory, they are looking for a number of experienced Night Shift Engineers to join their team.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Electrical & mechanical maintenance, PPM’s, and repairs
• Working on a variety of high-speed production & packaging machinery, conveyors, food processing equipment, refrigeration, chillers, site services, ventilation
• Dealing with motors, drives, gearboxes, pumps hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, compressors
• Project work – new machine installs, upgrades & continuous improvement work
• PLC – electrical fault finding
• Identify spare parts, raise stock & non-stock requests
• Record all work on CMMS (Pirana) System

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Looking for a multi-skilled engineer – ideally electrically biased
• Must have worked in food manufacturing
• NVQ Level 3 Apprenticeship (or equivalent) Engineering Qualification
• Beneficial to have 18th Edition
• Electrical fault finding & mechanical fitting experience
• Dealt with pneumatics, hydraulics, gearboxes, drives, pumps, compressors
• Ideally have worked on boilers & steam systems – beneficial to be BOAS certified
• PLC – electrical fault finding
• Automation & controls experience
• Strong, proactive & effective communication skills

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If you are interested in this position please click apply.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & 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.

Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: £61000 – £62000 per annum + Benefits
Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire