Shift Maintenance Engineer

Recruitment Solutions Wales; Newport; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A national food manufacturer in Newport is seeking a Shift Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The role involves responding to breakdowns, undertaking planned maintenance, and improving equipment reliability. Candidates should be apprentice trained with an electrical or mechanical background. The package includes a competitive £48k salary and additional benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• An apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer, ideally with electrical or mechanical bias.
• Experience in food manufacturing is a plus but not mandatory.
• Strong team player with good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Respond to breakdowns effectively to minimize downtime in production.
• Undertake planned maintenance to improve equipment efficiency.
• Work on projects like commissioning and upgrading equipment.
• Proactively seek improvements to enhance performance.

Skills

Maintenance Engineering

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Apprentice Trained Engineer

Job description

Recruitment Solutions Workforce are proud to be working with a national Food Manufacturer and are looking to recruit a Shift Maintenance Engineer at their site in Rogerstone, Newport. Our client offers excellent opportunities for progression and, as a key member of the engineering team, your key responsibilities will include:

• Responding quickly and effectively to breakdowns, providing a high level of engineering service to minimise downtime and ensure the smooth running of factory production.
• Undertaking planned maintenance work to improve equipment efficiency and reliability.
• Working on various projects, such as commissioning new equipment and upgrading existing kit.
• Proactively looking for new and improved ways of working to drive performance and reliability.

About You

• An apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer, with either an electrical or mechanical bias.
• Ideally from a food manufacturing background, but we’re keen to hear from anybody with a few years’ engineering maintenance experience who is looking for a new challenge.
• A team player, somebody who can work collaboratively and make a positive contribution to the wider team.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to develop good working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the business.

Shift Pattern – 7 Day Fortnight – 12 hour shifts working 7 days out of 14 (2 weeks of days followed by 2 weeks of nights)

Salary £48k plus benefits

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