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Shift Engineers

Computerworld Personnel Ltd

Portishead, Bristol, Cheltenham

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 64,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading packaging manufacturer as a Shift Engineer. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on high-speed production and packaging machinery, contributing to the development of the engineering function. You'll be responsible for electrical and mechanical maintenance, tackling a variety of challenges including PLCs, motors, and automation systems. With a strong focus on preventative maintenance, this position is perfect for self-motivated individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments. If you're ready to embark on a rewarding journey with a forward-thinking company, this is the role for you!

Benefits

Private Pension
Life Assurance X4
Employee Assistance Program
Discounts Platforms

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years in maintenance engineering, with electrical & mechanical qualifications.
  • Experience in fast-paced production environments like FMCG, food, or automation.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct electrical & mechanical maintenance on production & packaging machinery.
  • Assist in developing new PPMs and manage asset care systems.

Skills

Electrical maintenance
Mechanical maintenance
PLC systems
Automation systems
Analytical skills
Communication skills
Problem-solving

Education

Time-served apprenticeship
Electrical qualifications
Mechanical qualifications

Tools

High-speed production machinery
Packaging machinery
Plant machinery
Robotics
Hydraulics
Pneumatics

Job description

Shift Engineers
Northamptonshire (NN3)

Commutable from: Kettering, Northampton, Rugby, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Corby, Daventry

Salary: £55,000 + Overtime

Shift Pattern: 12hr Shifts - 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off (Work 7 cycles then get 18 days off)

Benefits: Private Pension, Life Assurance X4, EAP, Discounts Platforms

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. Due to engineering departmental growth, they are looking for a number of shift engineers to join their team.

Role & Responsibilities:
  • Electrical & mechanical maintenance, PPM's, and repairs
  • Working on a variety of high-speed production & packaging machinery, conveyors, automation & controls, plant machinery and robotics
  • Part of a close knit team that is growing & developing
  • An exciting challenge for someone that is looking to help develop the existing engineering function
  • Dealing with motors, drives, PLC's, hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, gearboxes
  • Project work - new machine installs, upgrades & continuous improvement work
  • Assisting with developing new PPM's, helping with the new asset care management systems
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
  • Looking for either mechanical or electrical biased shift engineers
  • Be comfortable with working on mechanical or electrical problems / faults
  • Have a positive approach and attitude, an understanding that the site is going through a redevelopment stage, want people to come on board for the journey
  • Confident and able to work on own initiative, sometimes unsupervised
  • Strong communicator, analytical, self-motivated with a can do, get stuck in attitude
  • Must have a minimum of 5 years' experience working in a maintenance engineering position
  • Time-served apprenticeship
  • Hold both electrical & mechanical qualifications
  • Must have worked in a fast-paced production environment - FMCG, food, packaging, automation
  • Experience of working with PLC's, motors, drives, automation systems
  • Previously have worked in a strongly preventative maintenance environment

To apply please email your CV / resume to chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk / 01908 010 438

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.

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