Shift Engineer

Hunter Selection; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer is looking for a dedicated Shift Engineer in Birmingham. The role offers exciting responsibilities including maintenance across various engineering systems, opportunities for overtime, and a generous benefits package including a bonus scheme and healthcare provisions.

Benefits

10% Matched Pension

Life Assurance 4x salary

20 Days Holiday + Bank Holiday

Discounts at leading retailers

Medihealth scheme

24/7 GP Service

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in the food/FMCG industry required.
• Able to work to time-sensitive breakdowns and repairs.
• Mechanical skills beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reactive & planned maintenance.
• Carries out PPM schedules effectively.
• Involved with site project work.

Skills

Electrical fault finding skills

Mechanical fabrication skills

Time management

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in electrical engineering or higher

Completed time-served apprenticeship

Tools

PLC systems

Control panels

Electrical power systems

Job description

Shift Engineer - Birmingham

50,000 - 52,000

12 hour shifts - 4 on 4 off

20 Days Holiday + Bank Holiday - 10% Pension Scheme - Bonus - Medihealth Scheme - 24/7 GP services - Endless overtime opportunities - Discounts on leading retailers and more!

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Shift Engineer to join a UK known food manufacturer in the Birmingham Area!

With no day ever being the same the Shift Engineer role offers genuine long-term progression and career development within a first-class organisation.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reactive & planned maintenance across all areas of engineering - manufacturing, production, site services, infrastructure & plant equipment
• Carry out PPM schedule effectively and efficiently
• Involved with site project work - installations & upgrades to machinery
• Electrical fault finding & repairs on automation, control panels, PLC's, electrical power systems
• Mechanical fabrication, fitting, welding & machining to make parts & repairs
• Working on high-speed food production & packaging lines, robotics, chillers, freezers, cooling tunnels, mixers, ovens, weighers, baggers, labellers, food processing equipment
• Dealing with pneumatics, motors, bearings, shafts, gearboxes, drives, hydraulics, compressors

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 qualified in electrical engineering or higher
• Experience working in a food/FMCG Industry
• PLC - electrical fault finding skills
• Able to work to time sensitive breakdowns and repairs
• Worked on structured PPM's - on own initiative and as part of a team
• Electrically able to fault find on motors, sensors, circuitry, contactors, relays, control panels
• Have completed a time-served-apprenticeship
• Attitude is everything - wants engineers that are willing to get stuck in and learn new things
• Mechanical fabrication, fitting, welding, machining skills beneficial
• Comfortable working on site infrastructure and associated plant equipment

Package and Benefits:

• Bonus scheme
• 10% Matched Pension
• Life Assurance 4x salary
• 20 Days Holiday + Bank Holiday
• Discounts at leading retailers
• Medihealth scheme
• 24/7 GP Service
• Lots of overtime opportunity

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

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 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.