£47000 - £48000 per annum + Benefits Thetford, Norfolk

Shift Engineer

Shift Engineers

Thetford, Norfolk (IP24)
£48,000 + Regular Overtime Available

12hr 4on 4off Days & Nights (6-6)

Benefits:-

Private Pension, Life Assurance X4
20 Shifts Holiday
Quarterly Attendance Bonus (£200 per quarter)
Staff Discounts, Sick Pay, EAP

Our client is a leading food manufacturer, that values hard work, teamwork and developing people. They are part of a global group with multiple sites throughout the UK & Europe, this is one of their flagship operations. They are looking for Multi-Skilled Shift Engineers due to recent promotions within the team.

Role & Responsibilities:

Responsible for reactive & planned maintenance across all areas of engineering – manufacturing, production, site services and associated facilities
Carry out PPM schedules effectively and efficiently
Involved with site project work – installations & upgrades to machinery
Electrical & mechanical fault finding & repairs
Dealing with high-speed food production, processing & packaging machinery, automation & controls
PLC – electrical fault finding
Worked on motors, servo drives, sensors, inverters, pneumatics, gearboxes, pumps, compressors
Continuous improvements – suggesting new things, sharing ideas
Working as part of a small team, sometimes unsupervised
Ensure lock off procedures are followed, operate within HSE protocols & SOP’s

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship
Be a multi-skilled engineer – ideally with an electrical biased
Must have worked in a food / FMCG manufacturing environment that is fast paced
Working knowledge of a CMMS system desirable
Be a team player, want proactive individuals, working in a small team where all contributions matter
Minimum qualified – NVQ Level 3 Electrical / Mechanical Engineering
17^th or 18^th Edition
PLC – electrical fault finding
Able to fault find both electrically & mechanically
Happy working in a time-sensitive busy environment
Have experience with continuous improvements & lean manufacturing
Must be able to read, understand and work with schematic drawings

“To apply please email your CV / resume to [ chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk ]”. – Chris Gumm – 01908 010 438

If you are interested in this position please click ‘apply’.

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.

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.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.