Shift Maintenance Engineer

Recruitment Solutions Wales; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer in Newport. This role involves responding to breakdowns, undertaking maintenance, and collaborating with the engineering team to enhance performance and reliability. Candidates should have an engineering apprenticeship and ideally experience in food manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer with electrical or mechanical bias.
• Experience in engineering maintenance preferred, ideally in food manufacturing.
• Strong team player with good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Responding to breakdowns to minimize downtime and ensure production.
• Undertaking planned maintenance to improve efficiency.
• Working on commissioning new equipment and upgrading existing systems.
• Proactively seeking improvements in performance.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Teamwork

Proactive Approach

Education

Apprenticeship in Maintenance Engineering

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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