Shift Engineer

Shift Engineer Salary: £47,631 Hours: 12 hour shifts, 4 on 4 off (2 days/2 nights 7-7s). They do 7 sets of shifts and then have an 18-day break. They end up having 5 x 18 day breaks per year. 2 x 35-minute paid breaks per 12hr shift Benefits: Pension Overtime Flexibility 25 days plus bank holidays Duties: Fixing machine faults occurring as part of the normal shift activity. Fast response to line breakdowns affecting production and liaising extensively with the Extrusion Shift Manager. Carrying out preventative maintenance activities and routine safety inspections. Fault finding and diagnostics in reactive breakdown or planned situations. Planned preventative maintenance on a variety of production machinery to include extruders and site services. Ensure all breakdowns are dealt with promptly and efficiently whilst ensuring that all PPM schedules are maintained. Support project development Follow and encourage stringent HSE and standard company practices. Fully engage with the operations team to provide proactive support to the plant and equipment, maximising production output. Experience required: Flexible, highly motivated and driven with the ability to prioritise own workload, possess strong intellect, good logical fault finding analysis capabilities and who can demonstrate the ability to make decisions and empower people to drive actions forward. Results orientated, with ability to deliver results in a rapidly changing environment. Excellent attention to detail. Will have a time served apprenticeship (or equivalent) and have a recognised qualification in a related discipline (or equivalent) Possess excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and be a confident team player. Experience of working in a production maintenance environment is essential for this role. Qualifications needed: HNC or Degree level qualification in an Engineering discipline. Proven track record in production engineering Excellent IT skills are essential Call Melissa/Faye on 07754 551 601 or email for more information TPBN1_UKTJ