Shift Engineer

Knauf Insulation UK; Caernarfon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of construction materials is seeking a Shift Engineer in Caernarfon, UK. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability of plant equipment through effective maintenance and compliance with safety policies. Candidates should have experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance, time management skills, and be proactive about their work. The company offers competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Company Sick Pay

Group Income Protection

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption packages

Life Assurance

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Staff Bonus Scheme

Career Progression Routes

Employee Assistance Programme

Health Cash Plan

Perkbox

Costco Membership

Employee Purchase Scheme

On site Gyms

Wellbeing Initiatives

Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On site Car Charging Points

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical and mechanical repairs and maintenance.
• Ability to anticipate machinery failures and suggest improvements.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned electrical and mechanical routine maintenance tasks.
• Anticipate and report failures in plant machinery.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies.

Skills

Proactive maintenance work

Time management

Strong communication skills

Experience in a continuous process environment

Education

ONC qualification in a Technical discipline or equivalent experience

Tools

SAPPM system

Job description

Job Title: Shift Engineer

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation in the Engineering Team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

Knauf Insulation is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. … To learn more about the business, click here.

Can you say ‘yes’?…

• Do you enjoy working in a fast pacedenvironment?
• Do you have an understanding of the importance of health and safety?
• Do you like to take a proactive approach to maintenance work?

As our Shift Engineeryou willmaximise availability of plant equipment through effective preventative and reactive maintenance.

What you’ll be doing…

• Carry out planned electrical and mechanical routine maintenance tasks to ensure plant machinery is running effectively and safely. Ensure routines are completed thoroughly and efficiently and suggestions for improvements made to line manager.
• Anticipate failures on plant machinery and highlight with recommendations to prevent failure to Line Manager and report using SAPPM notifications.
• Carry out electrical and mechanical repairs when required to ensure plant availability is maximised.
• Ensure compliance with KI safety policies
• Support plant improvement by submitting CI ideas.

A full role profile is available upon request from HR/Talent Acquisition.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in you as a person, your attitude, behaviours and values. If you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you.

If you have any of the following – this would be an added advantage:

• Time served multi skilled engineer ideally with ONC qualification in a Technical discipline or suitable knowledge through experience.
• Able to manage own time.
• Willing to develop skills when given the opportunity to do so.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience of working in a continuous process environment.
• Proficient in use of SAPPM system and other computer operated systems.

We'll provide:

• 16 weeks Company Sick Pay after 3 months of service
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption packages
• Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Staff Bonus Scheme
• Career Progression Routes
• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Perkbox
• Access to Costco Membership
• Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme
• On site Gyms
• Wellbeing Initiatives and Mental Health First Aiders
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• On site Car Charging Points

What happens next?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process, so we will reply to your application ASAP.

Knauf Insulation welcomes applications from everyone and is committed to treating everyone equally, regardless of: age; sex; disability; ethnicity; gender identity; religion/belief; sexual orientation; marriage/civil partnership or pregnancy/maternity. In particular, we encourage applications from people from a minority background or from demographics that are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry.

We are a Disability Confident Leader (Level 1) and take care to ensure good EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) practices in all our operations. If you are invited to an interview, a member of our team will be in touch via email to enquire about any access requirements or reasonable adjustments that we can make for your interview.