Shift Maintenance Engineer

Alpla; Lane Head; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing organization is seeking a Shift Maintenance Engineer in Golborne. The role focuses on both preventative and reactive maintenance to ensure optimal efficiency of machinery and production. Candidates should have experience in a multi-skilled environment, especially in hydraulics and pneumatics. The position offers competitive pay and excellent benefits including life assurance, career development opportunities, and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Benefits

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

Subsided onsite canteen

Enhanced Maternity and paternity pay scheme

Christmas vouchers for you and your children

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Reliable, self‑motivated and have a resourceful approach to work.
• Good communicators at all levels, possess team working skills.
• Proven experience of reactive and preventative maintenance techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all equipment operates efficiently and at full capability.
• Carry out repairs on machines as part of breakdown or preventative maintenance.
• Complete all relevant paperwork and maintenance logs according to company procedure.
• Ensure compliance with quality, hygiene and food safety policies.
• Perform other duties associated with the job as required.

Skills

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

Demonstratable electrical fault finding skills

Experience in a FMCG background

Clean as you go work ethic

Understanding of the basic fundamentals of 5S

Job description

Shift Maintenance Engineer

Rotating Days / Nights

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

Golborne (WA3 3JD)

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.

Reporting into the Engineering Manager.

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.

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 L.O.T.O

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.

Good communicators at all levels, possess team working skills.

• 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

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

This position is advertised by ALPLA UK

Contact Nathan Turtington

Internal Recruiter

for more information