Shift Engineer - Bridgwater

ALPLA Group; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in plastic packaging is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Bridgwater. This role involves maximizing operational efficiency of machinery, performing maintenance, and adhering to quality and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification and transferable experience in manufacturing.

Benefits

Generous pension contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Christmas vouchers

High Street brand discounts (PerkBox)

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Transferable manufacturing experience is essential.
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 qualifications or equivalent required.
• Multi-skilled experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all equipment operates efficiently to maintain production.
• Carry out repairs on machines during breakdowns or preventative maintenance.
• Complete relevant paperwork and maintenance logs accurately.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Multi-skilled experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Join our Family Of Pioneers as a Maintenance Engineer…

To ensure all blow moulding machines (Extrusion, Injection and/or Stretch blow moulding), associated production machinery uptime is maximised in line with Company maintenance procedures and in compliance with both production and health & safety requirements.

Additionally, you will be expected to provide planned and repair maintenance to all plant and works services, within the scope of your training.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Ensure that all equipment, machinery and peripherals operate efficiently and at full capability, ensuring a continuous production process.
• Carry out repairs on machines as part of breakdown or preventative maintenance.
• Ensure that all relevant paperwork and maintenance logs are completed correctly and accurately in accordance with company procedure.
• Ensure that all duties are carried out in accordance with quality, hygiene and food safety policies.
• To perform any other duties in connection with the job that may from time to time be reasonably required by supervision and which are consistent with the “Purpose of job/mission”.
  
  

What makes you great

Experience Required

• Transferable manufacturing experience is essential (Plastics, Packaging, FMCG, Food, Beverage, Pharma etc)
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 quals or equivalent
• Multi Skilled experience preferred
  
  

What you can expect working with us

Maintenance Engineer

Bridgwater (TA6) – Junc 24 – M5

4 on 4 off (Days) - £40,000 - £42,00 (DOE)

Benefits package: Generous pension contributions, Life Assurance, Employee Christmas vouchers, PerkBox – High Street brand discounts, Long service awards

About Us

Our identity is shaped by fairness and honesty, partnerships and respectful actions. At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world.

Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue-chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 45 countries