Site Maintenance Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Site Maintenance Engineer in Cardiff. This role involves providing maintenance on production lines and plant equipment, requiring strong electrical and mechanical knowledge. Candidates should have engineering experience, preferably with PLC exposure. The position offers a total salary of £48,900 with a rotating shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Good experience within Engineering ideally Electrically biased with mechanical knowledge.
• Exposure to PLCs and comfortable problem solving through to solutions.
• Experience in the food/drink industry is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide planned and reactive maintenance on production lines and plant equipment.
• Work alongside the Engineering Shift Team Leader.
• Develop innovation and technical skills to implement permanent fixes.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Mechanical engineering knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Experience with Siemens PLC

Job description

Overview

We are currently looking to recruit a Site Maintenance Engineer for our client who are manufacturers of 350 different food and drink products based in Cardiff (CF24).

Purpose of the role

Working as part of a team of engineers you will work alongside the Engineering Shift Team Leader to provide planned and reactive maintenance on the production lines and plant equipment. This role will allow you to develop your innovation and technical skills to implement permanent fixes underpinning high performance. You will be working with mechanical and electrical issues and fault finding through mainly Siemens PLC.

Salary

Base Salary: £35,024.67
Shift Allowance: £10,507.40
Contractual Overtime: £3,414.90 (this doesn\'t mean you have to work overtime this is just making up for the short fall sometimes as you work blocks of 2s & 3s)
Total: £48,900

Working hours

This is a rotating shift pattern - 2 on 2 off, 3 on 3 off doing 6AM - 6PM or 6PM - 6AM.

Qualifications / Experience

Please note for this position you must have good experience within Engineering ideally Electrically biased with mechanical knowledge and with relevant qualifications to match. The ideal candidate will have experience as an engineer and will be ideally electrically biased with mechanical knowledge. You will ideally have exposure to PLC\'s (doesn\'t have to be coding) and will be comfortable problem solving through to solutions. Experience in the food/drink industry is beneficial but not essential we are open to other industries.

How to apply

If interested in this role, please apply online.