Full job descriptionNight Shift Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) | Leamington Spa | £45,000-£51,750
£51,750 a year including night allowance | 33 days’ holiday | Permanent | Sunday to Thursday nights | Food manufacturing
Are you a multi-skilled maintenance engineer with an electrical bias who’s looking for a permanent night shift role? This established food manufacturer in Leamington Spa needs an engineer to keep its fully automated production plant running smoothly overnight. It’s offering a strong salary, generous holiday and a proper handover from the senior night engineer.
What’s in it for you
*£45,000 basic salary
*15% night shift allowance on top, taking total earnings to £51,750
*33 days’ holiday a year, including Christmas Day and Boxing Day
*Regular nights: Sunday to Thursday, 9pm to 5am, with Friday and Saturday nights off
*No rotating shifts, so you always know where you stand
*Full training and handover from the site’s experienced senior night engineer, who is staying on to get you up to speed
*Company pension after three months
*Free on-site parking
*A permanent role with an established food manufacturer
The role
You’ll be the go-to engineer on nights. You’ll keep production on target by diagnosing and fixing faults across process and packaging lines.
*Fault-find and fix electrical and mechanical breakdowns across a fully automated food production plant
*Use PLC diagnostics to get lines running again quickly
*Carry out and help develop planned preventative maintenance (PPM) routines through the site’s maintenance system
*Help improve plant performance and reduce downtime as part of a strong continuous improvement culture
*Work to high safety, hygiene, quality and cost standards in a food environment
What you’ll need
*Experience as a maintenance engineer in a manufacturing environment, ideally food, FMCG or packaging
*A strong electrical bias with solid mechanical skills
*Recognised engineering and electrical qualifications
*Working knowledge of PLCs for fault-finding
*Confidence fault-finding across all engineering disciplines and seeing repairs through to a lasting fix
*The ability to prioritise and work independently in a fast-paced environment
*Basic workshop skills
*Refrigeration experience would be an advantage
*Your own transport, as the site isn’t reachable by public transport at shift times
Location: Leamington Spa, within easy reach of Warwick, Kenilworth, Southam, Coventry, Stratford-upon-Avon and Banbury.
If you’re an electrical maintenance engineer, multi-skilled engineer or shift engineer looking for well-paid, permanent nights, apply today with your CV.
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