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Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased)
South Suffolk (CO10)
Commutable from Colchester, Ipswich, Sudbury, Braintree, Bury St. Edmunds, Stowmarket£53,000 + Overtime
12hr Rotating Panama Days & Nights
Our client is a leading FMCG manufacturer, that has seen a great amount of investment into the site and a recent new production line installed. Due to their continued growth and further investment/expansion plans, they are looking for a multi-skilled shift engineer, electrically biased.
Benefits:- Private Pension, Life Assurance, 23 Shift Holidays, BUPA Healthcare Cashplan, Staff Benefits Card, Qualifications/Training, Car Tax Relief
Role & Responsibilities:
- Carry out both preventative and planned maintenance, both electrically & mechanically
- Working on high-speed production, packaging and automated machinery
- Dealing with conveyors, motors, gearboxes, sensors, electrical isolation, inverters, pneumatics, servo drives, control panels, pumps, compressors, steam & boiler systems
- PLC - electrical fault finding on Siemens & Allen Bradley
- SCADA Systems - electrical fault finding
- Continuous improvement projects and new machinery installations and modification work
- Prioritise workload to maximise efficiency of production lines, whilst monitoring data
- Be able to work mechanically on various pipework, fabrication & fault finding
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Must be a multi-skilled engineer, electrically biased
- City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical is a minimum requirement
- Must have worked in high-speed production - food, FMCG manufacturing environments
- Completed a time-served apprenticeship
- Minimum 5 years' experience as an engineer in manufacturing
- Beneficial to have City & Guilds 2391 Electrical Test & Inspection
- PLC & SCADA Systems - electrical fault finding
- Beneficial to have 17th or 18th Edition Electrical
- Strong team player with a continuous improvement approach
- A good level of mechanical skills - dealing with pipework, gearboxes, drives, pumps, etc
- Able to follow P&ID, electrical & mechanical drawings
- Have the ability to prioritise multiple tasks in a pressurised environment effectively
- Comfortable and confident with sometimes working on your own initiative on shift
- Strong communication skills
- Must have access to own transportation due to location of the factory
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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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