Shift Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Holiday allowance

EAP

Staff discounts

Parental policy

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited is recruiting a shift engineer for a leading food manufacturer in the UK. You will perform planned, preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance on high-speed production and packaging machinery, ensuring minimal downtime.

The role requires electrical and mechanical problem solving, knowledge of PLCs, HMIs and SCADA, with a bias towards electrical skills. This is a hands-on position with opportunities for progression and a focus on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Must hold NVQ Level 3 in engineering or maintenance.
• Ideally HNC/HND or time-served apprenticeship.
• Experience in fast-paced FMCG manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance of all high-speed production & packaging machinery.
• Work on control panels, HMIs, PLCs, SCADA systems.
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding, problem solving and repairs.
• Dealing with motors, VSDs, servo drives, pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, inverters
• Mechanical fabrication, fitting, welding

Skills

Multi-skilled engineer

Electrical & mechanical problem Solv

PLC control systems

HMI/SCADA/automation

Education

NVQ Level 3 in engineering/maintenance

HNC/HND preferred

Time-served apprenticeship

Job description

Up to 10% Match Pension, X4 Life Assurance

21 Shifts Holiday (Rising with service)

24/7 EAP, Staff Discounts Platform, Enhanced Parental Policies

Do you want to work for a leading food manufacturers that is going through a lot of progressive growth with the UK's supermarkets. Due to expansion within the team, they are looking for shift engineers to join.

Role & responsibilities of a Shift Engineer:

• Carry out planned preventative, predictive and breakdown maintenance of all high-speed production & packaging machinery
• Working on control panels, HMi's, PLC's, SCADA Systems
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding, problem solving and repairs
• Dealing with motors, VSD's, servo drives, pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, inverters
• Mechanical fabrication, fitting, welding

Knowledge, skills & experience need to be a Shift Engineer:

• Multi skilled engineer - ideally electrically biased
• NVQ Level 3 engineering or maintenance minimum
• Ideally HNC / HND qualified - time-served-apprenticeship
• Must have worked in some form of fast-paced / Food / FMCG manufacturing industry
• Strong electrical & mechanical problem solving skills
• Knowledge of PLC's, automation & control systems, HMi's
• Worked on motors, inverters, VSD's, sensors, switches, pneumatics, gearboxes

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