Shift Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited; Park Central; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known recruitment consultancy is seeking a Shift Engineer to join a food manufacturer in Birmingham. The role involves planned maintenance and project work across engineering sectors. Candidates should have a City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in electrical engineering and experience in the food industry. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits including a pension scheme and extensive overtime opportunities.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

10% Matched Pension

Life Assurance

20 Days Holiday + Bank Holiday

Discounts at leading retailers

Medihealth scheme

24/7 GP Service

Qualifications

• City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 qualified in electrical engineering or higher.
• Experience working in a food/FMCG Industry.
• Worked on structured PPM's independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reactive & planned maintenance across all areas of engineering.
• Involved with site project work - installations & upgrades to machinery.
• Electrical fault finding & repairs on automation, control panels, PLC's.

Skills

Electrical fault finding skills

Mechanical fabrication

Welding skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC

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.