Shift Engineer

ETS Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Overtime pay

Job summary

ETS Consulting is recruiting a Shift Engineer for a packaging manufacturing site in Preston. You will apply your expertise to maintain corrugators, conveyors and box converting lines, with a 4 on 4 off pattern.

The role requires an apprentice-trained engineer with PLC experience and a good grasp of preventative maintenance. You will ensure health and safety standards and support ongoing production through skilled fault finding and proactive care.

Qualifications

• Minimum full apprenticeship in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Experience maintaining conveyors, drives, sensors and packaging lines.
• Familiarity with planned maintenance and Health & Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain corrugators and packaging lines on shift.
• Oversee material handling conveyors including palletisers and wrappers.
• Service box converting lines with print units and cutting units.
• Perform PLC fault finding and troubleshooting.

Skills

Apprentice Trained Engineer

Experience of PLC's & Automated Machin

Understanding of PPM Systems

Job description

Shift Engineer

Salary: £53,900 + Pension +

Overtime

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off 2 days 2 nights 6-6

Location: Preston

Reference: Jo7564/LW

The CompanyMy client is one of the UK's leading manufacturers within its field of food based packaging products and associated processes. The group is a well established producer to the European markets and has been established over 30 years. The site in Preston is looking once again to expand due to further investment, within this secure organisation.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Engineer
• Experience of PLC's & Automated Machinery
• Understanding of PPM Systems

The Role

• Corrugators
• Material handling conveyor systems (palletisers, strappers, and wrappers)
• Box converting lines which have print units, cutting units, stacking, and folding
• PLC Faulting finding

You will have served a minimum of ideally a full apprenticeship in electrical or mechanical engineering and have experience working within planned and preventative maintenance schedules, working on conveyors, inverters, drives, sensors, plastics or insulation machines, packaging machines, motors, print units, cutting units, stacking, and folding machines. On a day to day basis, you will be responsible for all production equipment including compliance with Health & Safety policies are met and any maintenance activities are completed to the highest standards. There is a huge scope and variety on offer, so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.