Shift Maintenance Engineer

Staffbase Recruitment; Stafford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Free on site parking

Pension

Job summary

Staffbase Recruitment is recruiting for a Shift Maintenance Engineer at a busy heavy industry manufacturing site near Stafford. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance across a broad range of plant and machinery, with a base salary of £43K–£49K plus overtime.

The successful candidate will have strong mechanical skills, basic electrical fault finding, and qualifications such as NVQ Level 3 or HND/HNC in electrical engineering. 4 on 3 off 12‑hour shifts, with days then nights rotation.

Qualifications

• Mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills are essential.
• Formal mechanical/electrical qualifications preferred (NVQ3, HND/HNC).
• Experience in heavy industry environments such as foundries or quarries is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of plant, machinery and site facilities.
• Maintain and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems, conveyors, crushers, furnaces and cooling plants.
• Perform electrical fault finding on control panels, motors, relays and sensors.
• Ensure safe and efficient site electrical maintenance of facilities.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical fault finding

Hydraulic systems

Education

NVQ Level 3

HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Our client is a very established and expanding heavy industry manufacturing company and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Shift Maintenance Engineer.

Basic salary £43K - £49K Neg + OT

The successful candidate will work at our client's busy manufacturing plant near Stafford. Applicants will have excellent mechanical engineering skills and ideally some basic electrical fault find and repair skills.

The Role:

Reporting to the engineering manager the Shift Maintenance Engineer will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance activities on a wide range of plant, machinery and site facilities. You duties will include but is not limited to the following;

• Mechanical & electrical maintenance / repair of a wide range of machinery including conveyors, crushers, screens, furnaces, cooling plant and much more
• Maintenance and repair of hydraulic & pneumatic machinery
• Electrical fault find and repair control panels, motors, contactors, sensors, relays etc etc
• Site facilities electrical maintenance

PPM Candidates:

The Shift Maintenance Engineer will be a competent engineer with good mechanical and basic electrical fault find and repair skills. Preferably you will hold formal mechanical or electrical engineering qualification e.g.NVQ level 3 or HND/HNC in electrical engineering. Previous work experience in heavy industry environment such as foundry, recycling or quarry and aggregates sectors would be an advantage however all applicants with necessary skills will be considered.

Hours of work:

4 on 3 off 12 hour shifts days for 1 month then rotate to nights

Benefits:

• Excellent basic salary Negotiable £43K - £49K + OT
• 28 days annual leave
• Free on site parking
• Pension