Shift Engineer – Northampton

Wagstaff Recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Pension + X4 Life Assurance

Holidays built into shift rota – 90+

Discounted Memberships, 24/7 EAP

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment seeks an experienced Shift Engineer at their Northampton site. The role is mechanically biased and offers a 12-hour shift rota with 2 days / 2 nights / 4 off, plus 18 days off across cycles.

You will maintain production, processing and packaging machinery, fault-find electrically and mechanically, and execute PPM/TPM schedules. Strong SAP/CMMS experience and multi-skilled capabilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience on industrial production, processing and packaging machinery.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience outside of apprenticeship.
• Formal apprenticeship completed preferred.
• NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3+ qualification.
• Willing to work rotating shift pattern with annual holidays.
• Experience using SAP/CMMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all production, processing and packaging machinery.
• Perform electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs.
• Complete PPM and TPM schedules.
• Work with motors, conveyors, PLCs, gearboxes, drives, sensors, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Lead project work for new machine installs and continuous improvement.
• Order spares and maintain site CMMS.

Skills

Mechanical bias

Multi-skilled engineer

Electrical fault finding

PLC troubleshooting

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

SAP CMMS experience

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3+

Formal apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Conveyors

Job description

Shift Engineer

Northampton

£57,500 + Overtime

12hr Shifts – 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off – 7-Cycles then 18 days off!

Benefits

• Private Pension + X4 Life Assurance
• Holidays Built into Shift Rota – Get 90 Days Off A year!
• Discounted Memberships, 24/7 EAP

Would you like to work for a growing local business, that has the job security of being part of a multi-billion-pound global manufacturer, at their flagship UK site.

They are looking for an experienced Shift Engineer, that is mechanically biased, working a shift rota that gives you 90 days off a year + off days in between shifts!

Role & Responsibilities of a Shift Engineer

• Maintain all production, processing & packaging machinery
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding and repairs
• Complete PPM & TPM schedules
• Dealing with motors, conveyors, PLC’s, gearboxes, drives, sensors, hydraulics, pneumatics
• Project work – new machine installs and continuous improvements
• Ordering spares, parts and maintain site CMMS

Knowledge, Skills & Experience need to be a Shift Engineer

• Looking for a multi-skilled engineer, with a mechanical biased
• Must have experience of working on industrial production, processing & packaging machinery
• At least 5 years’ experience outside of apprenticeship
• Ideally have competed a formal apprenticeship scheme
• NVQ or City Guilds qualified to level 3 or higher
• Must be happy working a rotating shift pattern, with holidays built into a yearly rota
• Computer literate – able to use SAP systems / CMMS
• Experience of working on hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC’s, control panels, gearboxes
• Beneficial if able to do welding, fabrication and fitting work
• Passionate about reliability engineering, continuous improvements, asset care management

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.

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Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: £57000 – £57500 per annum + Benefits
Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire