Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased)

Northamptonshire (NN3)

Commutable from - Kettering, Northampton, Rugby, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Corby, Daventry

£55,000 + Overtime

12hr Shifts - 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off (Work 7 cycles then get 18 days off)

Benefits:- Private Pension, Life Assurance X4, EAP, Discounts Platforms

Our client is a leading packaging manufacturer, part of a multi-billion-pound global group, with a reputation for product quality which is second to none and industry leading standards. Due to engineering departmental growth, they are looking for an electrical biased shift engineer.

Role & Responsibilities:

Electrical & mechanical maintenance, PPM's, and repairs

Working on a variety of high-speed production & packaging machinery, conveyors, automation & controls, plant machinery and robotics

Part of a close knit team that is growing & developing

An exciting challenge for someone that is looking to help develop the existing engineering function

Dealing with motors, drives, PLC's, hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, gearboxes

Project work - new machine installs, upgrades & continuous improvement work

Assisting with developing new PPM's, helping with the new asset care management systems

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Must be an electrical biased engineer

Be comfortable with working on mechanical or electrical problems / faults

Have a positive approach and attitude, an understanding that the site is going through a redevelopment stage, want people to come on board for the journey

Confident and able to work on own initiative, sometime unsupervised

Strong communicator, analytical, self-motivated with a can do, get stuck in attitude

Must have a minimum of 5 years' experience working in a maintenance engineering position

Time-served apprenticeship

Hold electrical qualifications, NVQ Level 3 or higher

Must have worked in a fast-paced production environment - FMCG, food, packaging, automation

Experience of working with PLC's, motors, drives, automation systems

Previously have worked in a strongly preventative maintenance environment

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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.

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