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Maintenance Shift Engineer

NEW VACANCY! (PK9008)



MAINTENANCE SHIFT ENGINEER



NORTHAMPTONSHIRE



Up to £40K + 22 Days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays + Overtime (Paid time ½ )



Hours: 12 Hour Days (Continental) Panama Style - 6:00am to 6:00pm (Days) / 6:00pm to 6:00am (Nights)



Our client is a plastics manufacturer, looking to recruit an experienced multi skilled Maintenance Shift Engineer working 12 hours shifts of 2 days / 2 nights and 4 days off.



The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience of high speed production lines covering:



PLC / Servo drives Hydraulics / Pneumatics

Heat control systems Weight control systems

Analogue control systems Inverter Drives

Safety SystemsResponsibilities:



Working safely and providing a safe environment for others to work in

Work to Health and Safety guidance, best practice and to engineering excellence standards

Maintain high quality standards of workmanship

Be part of a 24/7 multi-disciplined engineering support team to cover production and site infrastructure

Provide a "customer" experience to the operations department

Provide breakdown repair support to high speed production lines covering electrical, mechanical, fluid power and PLC faults

Improve engineering related KPI's such as PPM adherence, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, budget adherence, energy usage via continuous improvement / proactive approaches

Interact with site CMMS including the booking of spares

Ensure all relevant paperwork and systems are maintained and controlled

Identify and assist improvement projects as required

Assist and liaising with contractors or suppliers as required

Assisting with PPM's as required

Share skills and experience with peers via records and effective handoversQualifications / Skills Required:



Apprentice trained Multi Skilled Engineer who holds a relevant qualification in Mechanical and / or Electrical Engineering

Educated to minimum GCSE level C

Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation

Computer Literate

Able to understand engineering drawings

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Self Motivated with a flexible can do attitude

Team player who is able to work in a fast paced, demanding environment

Friendly, approachable and has an ability to work under pressure

Maintenance Shift Engineer

Northamptonshire, UK
Full time

Published on 10/07/2025

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