Shift Engineer – Bedfordshire

Shift Engineer

Location: Bedfordshire (MK40)

Job Tenure: Permanent

Salary: £48,000 + Regular Overtime & Call-Out Payment (including £200 per weekend + overtime hourly rate when called in)

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

• 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)

• 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

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.

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