38000 Suffolk

Late Shift Maintenance Engineer

Late Shift Maintenance Engineer

South Suffolk

Commutable from Cambridge, Sudbury, Duxford, Newmarket, Haverhill, Braintree, Halstead
£38,000 + Overtime

Monday-Friday 14:00-22:00

Benefits:- Private Pension, Life Assurance, 25 Days Holiday, Overtime Available

Our client is a leading one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers, part of a larger global group. They supply into all the major supermarkets and majority of foodservice outlets. Due to growth within the company they are looking for a number of multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join their team.

Role & Responsibilities:

Carry out both planned & reactive maintenance across all manufacturing & production areas
Electrical & mechanical fault finding & repairs
Dealing with high-speed production lines, food processing & packaging machinery
PLC – electrical fault finding
Project work – continuous improvements, machine rebuilds, modifications/upgrades
Worked on pneumatics, bearings, shafts, gearboxes, inverters, sensors, drives, pumps
Monitoring & reporting on machine efficiencies, reliability and machine condition monitoring
Reporting on machinery or component defects on the CMMS system
Ensure that shift handover information is passed on effectively
Contact OEM’s and suppliers for ordering spares, parts and reporting aftercare issues
Coaching operators on asset care tasks on machinery

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Must be a multi-skilled maintenance engineer
Qualified to NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3 in Engineering
Ideally have completed a time-served apprenticeship
Must have worked in food manufacturing/production previously
Beneficial to be trained on Multivac machinery
PLC – electrical fault finding experience
Solid mechanical experience with machine breakdowns and repairs
Competent and confident with both electrical & mechanical fault finding and problem solving
Understand food safety and hygiene regulations & standards
Must have the ability and willingness to train quickly and learn new things
Effective communicator
Have used CMMS systems before
Must have access to your own transportation / car to be able to get to site daily

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“To apply please email your CV / resume to [ chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk ]”.

If you are interested in this role or looking for something similar please contact our Managing Consultant, Chris Gumm on 01275 371981.

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