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Shift Engineer

Job Posted: 10 days ago

Salary: £ 47,000 - 48,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bedfordshire

Expire in: 18 days

Job Description

Shift Engineer
 Bedfordshire (MK40)

£48,000 (Rising to £50,500 with training) + Regular Overtime & Call-Out-Payment

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

(£200 per weekend + X4 overtime hourly rate when called in)

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, industrial processing equipment, conveyors, packaging machinery, automation & controls, PLC's, SCADA Systems, robots, site services, facilities
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 (£200 additional payments) 

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Must be a multi-skilled engineer (electrical & mechanical)
Apprenticeship trained or a time-served engineering with mechanical & electrical qualifications
At least 4 years+ experience previously working 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 

To apply please email your CV / resume to  / (phone number removed)

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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