£40000 - £40500 per annum + Benefits Bedfordshire

Shift Engineer

Shift Engineer
Bedfordshire

£40,500 + Overtime

Monday-Friday 3-Shift (6-2 / 2-10 / 10-6) + Weekend Call-Out Cover

Our client is a leading FMCG manufacturer that is making a huge investment in the factory over the next 5 years. Due to this growth and new production lines being installed, they are looking to grow the engineering function with the addition of new shift engineers.

Role & Responsibilities:

Provide electrical & mechanical support & repairs for all production equipment & site services
Fixing production machinery, mixers, industrial processing equipment, conveyors, packaging machinery, automation & controls, PLC’s, SCADA Systems, robots
Supporting the engineering shift managers with project work – new machine & production line installs
PPM’s, electrical & mechanical fault finding, problem solving, machine upgrades
PLC – electrical fault finding
Mechanical fabrication, fitting, machining & welding to make parts & repairs
Work as part of a weekend call-out / standby rota when needed (additional payments)

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Must be a multi-skilled engineer (electrical & mechanical)
Apprenticeship trained or a time-served engineering with mechanical & electrical qualifications
Be a health & safety and quality conscious engineer
Must have previously worked in FMCG or packaging manufacturing
Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Strong electrical & mechanical fault finding & problem solving skills
PLC – electrical fault finding – Siemens
Experience of carrying out CI projects, new machine installations
Experienced in planning & scheduling PPM work
Must be happy covering a weekend call-out / standby cover when needed (additional payments)
Mechanical fabrication, fitting, welding & machining skills beneficial

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