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Shift Controls Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited
Posted a month ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£32,000 - £38,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance
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  • The Shift Controls Engineer position is located in Birmingham and offers a salary of £49,000 plus regular overtime opportunities.
  • Candidates must have a minimum of NVQ Level 3 qualification in electrical engineering and ideally possess HNC/HND qualifications.
  • The role involves providing electrical assistance on automation, PLCs, and control systems while supporting shift maintenance engineers.
  • Experience in food manufacturing or a similar fast-paced environment is preferred, along with strong electrical fault-finding skills.
  • The company offers benefits including a pension match, life assurance, 20 shift days holiday, and various discounts.

Shift Controls Engineer

Birmingham

Commutable from Dudley, Wolverhampton, Bromsgrove, West Brom, Walsall, Redditch, Cannock£49,000 + Regular Overtime Available

12hr Shifts - 4on 4off Perm Days (7am-7pm)

Benefits:-

  • Up to 10% Match Pension + Life Assurance X4
  • 20 Shift Days Holiday
  • Discounts At Most Retailers, Medihealth Scheme, 24/7 EAP

Our client is a leading food manufacturer, that values hard work, teamwork and developing people. They are part of a global group with multiple sites in the UK, this is their biggest factory employing over 500 people. They are looking for an electrical biased engineer that wants to develop their career down the route of working with automation, PLC's, controls & robotics.

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Looking for an electrical biased engineer or control technician that's wants to step up and train into being a shift controls engineer, supporting the shift maintenance engineers
  • Will be responsible for providing electrical assistance on fault diagnostics and breakdown repairs to automation, PLC's and control systems across all areas of manufacturing
  • PLC - electrical fault finding - Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley
  • Project work - work closely with the control manager on continuous improvements & upgrades of the site PLC systems, automation and robotics
  • Manage the site electrical compliance - legislation, documentation, reporting, PAT
  • Be the site Electrical Duty Holder once trained
  • Make sure electrical work is carried out safely, LOTO, isolation - supporting shift engineers

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

  • Must be either an electrical biased engineer or controls technician
  • Ideally have worked in food manufacturing or a similar fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • PLC - electrical fault finding skills
  • Ideally HNC / HND qualified in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • Minimum NVQ Level 3 qualified electrically
  • Beneficial to have 18th Edition
  • Apprenticeship trained
  • Able to work to time sensitive breakdowns and repairs
  • Previously have worked with automation & control systems
  • Worked on structured PPM's - on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Must have strong electrical skills - safety, isolation, LOTO
  • Control panels - wiring, build, installation, FAT
  • Ideally have dealt with SCADA & Robotic Systems
  • Knowledge of electrical compliance, legislations & standards
  • Confident character, able to make decision on own initiative
  • Any experience of manufacturing continuous improvement projects beneficial
  • Willing to train and develop skills

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Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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