Maintenance Engineer

Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Continental Shift

Shropshire

£56,000 + paid overtime + excellent benefits & job security

Global FMCG Brand | Brand‑New Highly Automated Distribution Centre

Our client are a household‑name global brand with a state‑of‑the‑art, highly automated cold‑store and distribution centre in Shropshire. To support 24/7 operations we are now recruiting experienced Electrically‑biased Maintenance Engineers to join the team on a continental shift pattern (average 42 hrs/week - 12‑hour days & nights, 4 on 4 off).

• Reactive and planned preventative maintenance across the full site
• Fast fault‑finding on PLC‑controlled automated systems
• Electrical installations & modifications (3‑phase, control circuits, inverters)
• Continuous improvement projects to increase uptime and throughput
• Working at height and in cold‑store environments when required
• Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (ASRS) - high‑bay cranes & shuttles
• Extensive conveyor & sortation networks (belts, rollers, diverters, high‑speed sorters)
• Robotic palletisers & de‑palletisers
• Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
• Industrial refrigeration plant - ammonia & freon chillers/freezers (-28°C areas)
• Loading bay equipment - dock levellers, sectional doors, vehicle restraints
• Stretch wrappers, shrink tunnels, pallet scales & auto‑labellers
• Electrical distribution, variable speed drives, motors, sensors & control panels
• Fire suppression, HVAC, ventilation & building safety systems
• Forklifts, reach trucks & powered pallet trucks (electrical/hydraulic)

• Minimum Level 3 NVQ / City & Guilds / BTEC in Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent (or time‑served apprenticeship)
• Proven electrical maintenance experience in a fast‑paced, highly automated environment (FMCG, parcels, e‑commerce, cold storage or 3PL ideal)
• Strong 3‑phase electrical fault‑finding skills down to component level
• Experience working on variable speed drives, inverters & motors
• Hands‑on PLC fault‑finding experience (Siemens S7 - able to go online and interpret logic)
• 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Comfortable working in chilled & frozen environments and at height
• Flexible attitude - this is a true hands‑on engineering role

• Previous experience on ASRS cranes, Dematic / Knapp / Vanderlande / Swisslog systems
• AGV or robotic palletiser experience
• Ammonia refrigeration awareness (CO₂ / Freon also useful)
• IOSH or safety qualification

• £56,000 basic salary
• Regular paid overtime
• Continental shift pattern (4 on 4 off - days & nights)
• 33 days holiday
• Company pension (up to 10% matched)
• Private healthcare, life assurance, subsidised canteen, free parking
• Full training on all new automated systems
• Genuine long‑term career progression in a brand‑new flagship site

If you are a time‑served electrical maintenance engineer who wants to work with cutting‑edge warehouse automation for a globally recognised brand, this is your chance.

Location:

Telford / Shrewsbury area, Shropshire (commutable from Wolverhampton, Stafford, Bridgnorth, Cannock, Newport)

For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

This role may be suitable for:
Maintenance engineers, maintenance technicians, electrical maintenance engineers, reliability engineers or shift engineers/technicians

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