Shift Engineer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching up to 10%

Life assurance (X4)

Holiday entitlement: 21 shifts

EAP & staff discounts

Enhanced parental policies

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is expanding its maintenance team and seeks a Shift Engineer to service high-speed production and packaging lines. You will diagnose electrical and mechanical faults, work on PLCs/SCADA and HMIs, and carry out preventative and predictive maintenance in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

The ideal candidate has an electrical bias, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, and a track record in FMCG manufacturing. On-site role with opportunities for progression and training.

Qualifications

• Multiskilled engineer with electrical bias
• NVQ Level 3 in engineering or maintenance
• HNC/HND preferred or time-served apprenticeship
• Experience in fast-paced FMCG/food manufacturing
• Strong electrical and mechanical problem solving
• Knowledge of PLCs, automation, control systems, HMIs
• Experience with motors, inverters, VSDs, sensors, pneumatics, gearboxes

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Multiskilled engineer

NVQ Level 3

HNC/HND

FMCG experience

Electrical/Mechanical

PLCs & automation

Motors & VSDs

HMIs

Education

NVQ Level 3 in engineering or maintenance

HNC / HND qualification

Time-served apprenticeship

Tools

SCADA Systems

HMIs

PLC programming tools

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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