Shift Engineer in Wrexham
Posted by The Butchers Recruiter
This is a hands-on, multi-skilled position within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. You’ll balance planned and reactive maintenance with fault finding, improvement projects and root-cause problem solving, while helping the site improve reliability, safety and overall engineering performance.
What’s in it for you
- £48,000 salary.
- 4 on, 4 off shift pattern, working 6am–6pm with a one-hour unpaid break.
- 20 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
- Voluntary overtime, subject to availability, paid at 1.25x your standard rate.
- Pension with 5% employee and 3% employer contributions.
- Free onsite car parking.
Your responsibilities as Shift Engineer
- Deliver planned and reactive maintenance, using the site maintenance management system to maximise equipment availability and minimise production disruption.
- Fault find across electrical and mechanical machinery, identifying root causes and implementing effective, lasting repairs.
- Support production during breakdowns and start-ups, responding quickly where safety, product integrity, animal welfare or operational performance could be affected.
- Use problem-solving and continuous improvement techniques to eliminate recurring faults, abnormalities and inefficiencies.
- Support projects and factory improvements, including opportunities to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact.
- Maintain high standards across health and safety, food safety, GMP and engineering compliance, including appropriate risk assessments and escalation of issues.
What we’re looking for in a Shift Engineer
- A UK-recognised electrical or mechanical qualification at NVQ Level 3, equivalent or above, with relevant electrical/mechanical conversion qualifications.
- Electrical and mechanical fault-finding capability, alongside the ability to understand engineering drawings.
- Basic PLC I/O knowledge and a good understanding of drives, motors, brakes, transmissions, closed-loop feedback systems and transducers.
- Food manufacturing experience, particularly poultry processing, would be advantageous, alongside knowledge of SCADA, machine control systems or VSD programming.
- Additional qualifications or capabilities such as BS 7671:2018, recognised health and safety training, fabrication skills or a MEWP licence would be beneficial.
Working hours – 4 on, 4 off, 6am–6pm with a one-hour unpaid break.
If you’re looking for a Shift Engineer position where you can use both your electrical and mechanical skills, tackle meaningful challenges and directly influence plant reliability, apply today.
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