Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Search International are working with a respected and well-established, family run food manufacturer. They are currently looking for exceptional people to join their team and contribute to the future success of the business. The Role: We are looking to recruit experienced multi-skilled Maintenance Engineers to support the engineering department with sound electrical, mechanical and maintenance engineering service to improve production operating efficiencies. Main duties will include: · Respond to breakdowns and repair and maintain equipment across all production lines and process areas.
· Responsible for PPM and maintaining correct records within appropriate timescales.
· Undertaking plant strip downs, rebuilds and component repairs.
· Assist with small project works as well as identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
· PLC troubleshooting or diagnostics, identifying or resolving issues with a programmable logic controller (PLC) system like Siemens, Allen Bradley
· Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting. These diagnostics are performed to identify faults, malfunctions, or abnormalities to determine the root cause and implement appropriate repairs or maintenance procedures to return the line back to production.
· Develop knowledge of production processes and share with other engineers and operatives.
· Candidate requirements:
· Time served apprentice to NVQ 3 in an engineering discipline.
· At least 3 years’ experience within a manufacturing environment.
· Strong electrical and mechanical skills.
· Excellent Health and Safety awareness.
· Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment and comfortably manage changing priorities.
· Excellent attention to detail.
· Hard working, enthusiastic and eager to develop.
· Good communication skills and happy to work as part of a team or individually.
· Sound IT skills and a good standard of English and Maths. Shift Pattern shift 1 06:00 - 15:00 (Monday - Friday)
shift 2 19:00 - 06:00 (4 Nights, Monday - Thursday)
shift 3 13:00 - 22:00 (Monday - Friday)
shift 4 06:00 - 15:00 (Monday - Friday)
shift 5 13:00 - 22:00 (Monday - Friday) Pay & Benefits: · Salary negotiable depending on experience.
· Overtime regularly available.
· 30% night shift allowance. If you feel you have the right skills for the job, please forward your current CV at your earliest convenience. On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role. All applicants must have a Right to Work in the UK and be able to provide documentation to this effect. Due to the high levels of interest we receive for our roles, we cannot always respond to each application. Therefore if you do not hear back from us within 48 hours, you have not been shortlisted for this role. Search International Ltd are specialist recruiters within the Food, Drink and FMCG Sector. We specialise in Permanent and Interim Recruitment for the following core disciplines - Technical & Quality- Research & Development - Production & Operations - Engineering- Supply Chain- Sales & Marketing – Human Resources – Finance – Graduates – Transport & Logistics View latest vacancies at