Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased)

TN United Kingdom; Essex; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join their dynamic team. This role involves performing preventive and reactive maintenance on high-speed production and packaging machinery, ensuring optimal performance and minimal downtime. The ideal candidate will have a recognized engineering apprenticeship and experience in FMCG environments. With a focus on both electrical and mechanical systems, you'll be part of a close-knit team that values quality and efficiency. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a leading packaging manufacturer known for its commitment to excellence and innovation.

Benefits

£500 Attendance Bonus

£500 Target Bonus

24 Shifts Holiday + Birthday Off

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Tech Scheme

Qualifications

• Multi-skilled engineer with electrical bias and formal qualifications.
• Experience in FMCG and fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform PPM, reactive & predictive maintenance on high-speed machinery.
• Conduct electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs.
• Manage stores and spare parts using Maximo system.

Skills

Electrical Fault Finding

Mechanical Fault Finding

PLC Skills

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Team Player

Strong Communication

Self-Motivated

Education

Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship

HNC Qualification

Tools

Maximo Asset Care Management System

Job description

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Client:

Hunter Selection

Location:

South Essex (RM18)

Job Category:

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

31

Posted:

24.03.2025

Expiry Date:

08.05.2025

Job Description:

Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased)

Commutable from – Grays, Romford, Pufleet, Basildon, Southend-On-Sea, Wickford

4on 4off Days & Nights

• £500 Attendance Bonus & £500 Target Bonus
• 24 Shifts Holiday + Birthday Off
• Salary Sacrifice Car & Tech Schemes

Our client is a leading packaging manufacturer, part of a multi-billion-pound global group, with a reputation for product quality which is second to none and industry leading standards. They are looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, that is electrically biased, to join their close-knit team.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Carrying out PPM, reactive & predictive maintenance/breakdown analysis
• Dealing with high-speed production, processing & packaging machinery
• Working on such machinery / systems as:- conveyors, silos, blowers, steam & boiler systems, industrial control systems, dryers, robotics, chillers, air systems, automation & control systems
• PLC’s – electrical fault finding
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding, analysis & repair
• Stores and spare parts management, use of Maximo asset care management systems
• Dealing with motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, sensors, drives, inverters, circuits, hydraulics

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Must be a multi-skilled engineer, with an electrical bias
• Have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship – formal qualifications
• Ideally HNC qualified
• Able to react to breakdowns effectively, safely and efficiently
• Both electrical & mechanical fault-finding capabilities
• Ideally have worked in FMCG, fast-paced manufacturing
• Dealt with hydraulics & pneumatics
• PLC – electrical fault finding skills
• 17th or 18th Edition beneficial
• Need to be self-motivated, team players, strong communicator, enthusiastic & driven character
• Able to work on own initiative, sometimes unsupervised