Shift Maintenance Engineer

Computerworld Personnel Ltd; Portishead Point; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a Shift Maintenance Engineer for their East London site. The role involves carrying out maintenance and repairs on high-speed production lines, with a focus on improving equipment reliability. Competitive salary, benefits package, and opportunities for growth within a global group await candidates who possess the necessary engineering qualifications and experience.

Benefits

5% Bonus Scheme

Group Private Pension (9% Employer Contribution)

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Private Healthcare and 24/7 GP Service

Enhanced Parental Policies

Income Protection

Free Parking and EV Charging Zones

Qualifications

• Multi-skilled maintenance engineer with experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Completed HNC/HND and ideally a recognized apprenticeship.
• Experience with motors, sensors, inverters, and fault finding.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on food production lines and machinery.
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding, repairs, and overhauls.
• Monitor contractors on-site and manage spare parts ordering.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Knowledge of electrical safety

Education

HNC / HND in Engineering

Recognised apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

PLC Systems

Job description

Shift Maintenance Engineer

East London (E16)

Monday-Friday 3-Shift (6-2 / 2-10 / 10-6)

£60,000 + Overtime

Benefits:-

• 5% Bonus Scheme
• Group Private Pension (9% Employer Contribution) + X4 Life Assurance
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Private Healthcare, 24/7 GP Service, EAP
• Enhanced Parental Policies, 3 Days Paid Voluntary Work, Income Protection
• Free Parking, EV Charging Zones

Our client is an established food manufacturer, part of a larger global group, with multiple sites worldwide. Due to growth & CI Projects at the site, they are looking for a number of multi-skilled shift engineers to join their production & packaging team.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned, reactive maintenance and safety checks on all high-speed food production lines, packaging machinery, conveyors, metal detectors, labellers, baggers, checkweighers, PLC's, control panels, robotics, depositors
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding, repairs, stripdowns & overhauls
• Working on motors, gearboxes, VSD's, inverters, sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, drives, bearings
• Improving plant availability, reliability and continuous improvement work
• Monitor contractors on site, ordering spares & parts

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
• Ideally have completed a recognised apprenticeship
• HNC / HND qualified in Engineering
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding and problem solving skills
• Previously have dealt with industrial processing & equipment and manufacturing systems
• Must have worked in a similar food manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Knowledge of electrical safety isolation procedures would be beneficial
• Must have worked on motors, sensors, inverters, gearboxes, VSD's, pneumatics, drives
• Experience of using SAP would be beneficial
• Advantageous if worked with PLC systems
• Any experience of working in an ATEX / CompEX environment would be great

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