Shift Maintenance Engineer
We’re working with a large pan-European manufacturing business which operates 7 days a week that is actively seeking to add an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Electrician to join one of its site Manufacturing Engineering Support teams.
Hours: 40 hours per week – Triple Shift or Permanent Nights (plus overtime)
Location: Near Eastbourne, Sussex
Salary: Dependent on experience
Responsibilities
* Reactive Maintenance on automated production, printing, packaging or finishing machinery
* Pre‑planned Maintenance (PPM) – Input to and carry out preventive maintenance routines
* Mechanical fault finding
* Electrical fault finding with and without diagrams (three‑phase and control systems)
* Fault finding and repair on hydraulic or pneumatic systems
* Small installation projects
* Continuous Improvement to maintain optimal machine efficiency
* Keep clean any areas in which you are working, including transit areas to and from the workshop, the workshop and stores
* Support the Operations team in achieving targets
* Comply with the company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures
* Contribute to cost‑effective technical solutions
* Deliver to the operational expectations
* Be part of a weekend call‑out rota
Qualifications
* A recognised industrial Electrical qualification 18th Edition and Level 3 Engineering qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent)
* Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer or as a dedicated Multiskilled or Electrical Engineer in a manufacturing environment
* Experience in the print, packaging or associated industries is a plus but not essential; experience in manufacturing or industrial automation is critical
* Strong electrical fault‑finding skill in particular on PLCs, drives and inverters
* Excellent fault finding and diagnostic skills
* Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams
* Experience with maintenance PPM and RM programmes
* Ideally experience working with highly skilled Operators or Technicians
* Good communication, organisational and teamwork skills
* Self‑motivation, initiative and determination
Specific training where required will be provided, OEM suppliers and via remote modem diagnostic support from the OEM.
This is a great opportunity to join a leading manufacturer in a key maintenance engineering role working on large scale machinery in a time‑sensitive manufacturing environment.
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship at this stage.
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