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Senior Shift Engineer

Bedfordshire

Commutable from Bedford, St. Neots, Stevenage, Royston, Hitchin, Huntingdon, Sandy, Welwyn
£50,000 + Overtime + Bonus

12hr Panama Shift – Days & Nights

Benefits:-      Up to 10% Match Pension, X4 Life Assurance, BUPA Healthcare, 16 Shift Holidays (Rising with service), EAP, Staff Discounts Platform

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 in the UK, this is one of their flagship growing operations. They are looking for an experienced Senior Shift Engineer, due to increased growth within the business.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for hands-on leading the team on shift – leading/delegation, workload allocation, PPM prioritisation, managing contractors, health & safety, training
• Supervising a team of X4 multi-skilled shift engineers
• Carry out both electrical & mechanical fault finding on breakdowns
• Working on high-speed food production lines, conveyors, mixers, roller moulding machines, packaging machinery, ovens, case-errectors, pick & place robots, automation & controls
• PLC – electrical fault finding – Allen Bradley
• Dealing with servo drives, motors, inverters, sensors, pneumatics, pumps, compressors, gearboxes
• Varied job role from reactive maintenance, through to structured PPM’s, continuous improvement projects, site development plans

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship
• Be a multi-skilled engineer – ideally with an electrical biased
• Role would suit someone that is working as a maintenance team leader or supervisor
• Happy to be a hands-on leader when on shift
• Have dealt with PPM prioritisation, workload allocation, health & safety, contractor management
• Must have worked in a food / FMCG manufacturing environment that is fast paced
• Working knowledge of a CMMS system
• Be a team player, want proactive individuals, strong and effective communicator
• Qualified to HNC level
• PLC – electrical fault finding
• Able to fault find both electrically & mechanically
• Comfortable working at heights and in hot conditions sometimes
• Happy working in a time-sensitive busy environment
• Have experience with continuous improvements & lean manufacturing
• Any qualifications in food hygiene, safety etc. beneficial

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