Shift Maintenance Engineer

ALPLA UK Limited; Golborne; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A global packaging company is seeking a Shift Maintenance Engineer in Golborne. The role entails both preventative and reactive maintenance, ensuring all machinery operates efficiently. Ideal candidates will have a time-served apprenticeship in electrical disciplines and comprehensive skill sets in hydraulics and pneumatics. Salary ranges from £47,462 to £50,400 per annum, along with excellent benefits including pension scheme, life assurance, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Life assurance from day one

Company Pension scheme

Subsidized onsite canteen

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Christmas vouchers for children

Long service awards

Onsite and offsite training

Qualifications

• Proven experience in reactive and preventative maintenance techniques.
• Clean work ethic with adherence to hygiene and food safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient operation of all equipment and machinery.
• Carry out machine repairs as part of maintenance.
• Complete maintenance logs accurately.
• Perform duties in line with quality standards.

Skills

Electrical discipline

Hydraulics knowledge

Pneumatics knowledge

17th or 18th edition electrical regulations

Electrical fault finding skills

FMCG experience

5S methodology understanding

Education

Time served apprenticeship

Job description

What you will enjoy doing

Your role will see you actively working in both preventative and reactive maintenance activities within the plant, the main focus of your role is to minimise downtime and ensure high efficiencies are achieved within the business unit – working on state of the art equipment and machinery.

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

Skills / Experience

• Time served apprenticeship Electrical discipline preferred – Minimum Multi Skill experience
• Knowledge of hydraulics and the ability to read schematics
• Knowledge of pneumatics and the ability to read schematics
• 17th or 18th edition electrical regulations / Full understanding of all energy isolation, safe working and the use of
• Demonstratable electrical fault finding skills
• Experience in a FMCG background / Cross functional M&E multi-skilled
• Must have a clean as you go work ethic, and also have a good understanding of the basic fundaments of 5S in the workplace.

Your profile

• Reliable, self-motivated and have a resourceful approach to work.
• Have proven experience of reactive and preventative maintenance techniques.

What you can expect working with us

Shift Maintenance Engineer

Rotating Days / Nights

Salary and Benefits

£47,462 - £50,400 Per Annum + Excellent Benefits and Continuous development & support.

Location

Golborne (WA3 3JD)

About ALPLA

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.

Additional Information

• Brand new Welfare Facilities
• State of the art equipment / machinery
• Fully stocked tool room
• Onsite and Offsite Training
• Full PPE & Uniforms provided
• Life assurance from day one - 3 x salary
• Company Pension scheme - 6% employee contributions (Scottish Widow)
• Subsided onsite canteen
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity pay scheme
• Christmas vouchers for you and your children
• Long service awards

Career Development

ALPLA UK offer career development and progression opportunities – we support and upskill, a perfect opportunity for someone looking to enhance their career within a Global Manufacturing organisation.

Contact

This position is advertised by ALPLA UK – Contact Nathan Turtington – Internal Recruiter – for more information