Shift Maintenance Engineer

We are looking to complement our existing engineering workforce by recruiting experienced maintenance engineers with relevant exposure within a heavy manufacturing production environment. The successful applicants will have specialised in an electrical maintenance environment.
Reporting to the Engineering Team Leaders, the successful applicants will have completed a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship with proven experience within a heavy production environment.
This role involves working a 38-hour week within a three-shift pattern over a five-day week (Mon - Fri). A multi-skilled team of three technicians per shift provides the engineering support to all production departments.
The shift pattern is a weekly rotating M-Th 6-2,2-10,10-6 with Friday being a shorter day, 6-12-12-6-6-12. A week of days, a week of backshifts and a week of nights.

Key responsibilities:
Exhibit a sound Health & Safety work ethic at all times.
Use knowledge and experience of sound engineering practices within a modern production environment to offer front line maintenance support to all production departments daily.
Carry out PPM across the site as required.
Carry out routine maintenance tasks on site services. Compressed air systems. HPHW systems, hydraulic systems, packaging boilers, cooling towers and refrigeration plant).
Fault find & rectify electrical and basic mechanical faults in a modern production environment to include PLC control systems. Make adjustments as required.
Install, fault find & rectify AC & DC drives.
Compex certification would be beneficial but not essential.
Experience with HV systems would also be advantageous.
Be involved in process improvement projects designed to reduce downtime & improve departmental efficiencies.

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