Electrically Biased Engineer

Electrically Biased Engineer

Salary: £58,100 + Pension + Benefits

Shift Pattern: 4-on-4-off (2x day shifts – 5:45am-6:15pm, 2x night shift – 6pm-6am, followed by 4 off)

Location: Manchester

Reference: Jo7513/LW

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UK’s leading privately owned food manufacturers, a growing and supportive organisation. The Company is part of a well established group with over 25 years of manufacturing experience, and deal with the major multiples in the UK. They are looking to expand their engineering team once again due to increased growth in their market share. This will be an excellent opportunity for someone to take on a new challenge, with training and development on offer, leading to excellent career prospects.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Engineer in Electrical Engineering

• Experience of PLC systems & Automated machinery

• Understanding of PPM systems

Key Responsibilities

• Complete scheduled PPM tasks across production line machinery and site equipment, ensuring compliance with maintenance plans

• Accurately record all PPM activity, identifying and reporting any emerging issues before they become breakdowns

• Contribute ideas and observations to help refine and improve PPM schedules over time

• Respond promptly and effectively to breakdowns, minimising production downtime

• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults accurately, applying a "fix it first time" mindset

• Where a breakdown reveals a recurring or underlying issue, contribute to identifying a permanent 蔴-year fix" rather than a temporary workaround

• Communicate clearly with production teams and shift management on progress, timescales, and any ongoing risks

• Work independently and confidently during weekend lone-working shifts, managing your own priorities and workload

• Use sound judgment to assess situations, escalating appropriately when specialist support or additional resource is needed

• Actively support the site's journey towards World Class manufacturing standards

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and enhance maintenance processes

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and share knowledge with colleagues across shifts

• Support root cause analysis following significant breakdowns, helping prevent recurrence

The ideal candidate must have:

• Recognised engineering qualification to a minimum of ONC level 3

• Proven experience as a Multiskilled Engineer, ideally within food manufacturing or another fast-paced production environment

• Strong electrical fault-finding skills, with a logical, methodical approach

• Confident working with safety circuits, start / stop circuits, motors, servos, drives, and control systems

• Ability to read and fault-find from electrical schematics and wiring diagrams

• Good level of understanding of PLCs, sensors, and automated production equipment

• Demonstrable experience of lone working, with the confidence and judgment to work effectively and safely without direct supervision

• Experience completing PPM schedules and responding to breakdowns under time pressure

There is a huge amount of training on offer, so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.

If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided, interviews will be held locally and the company is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.

ETS Consulting Ltd – Recruitment specialists with specific areas of expertise in the Manufacturing, Technical, Engineering and Sales markets.

ETS Consulting Limited act as an employment business and employment agency and are registered in England and Wales as ETS Consulting Limited, registered no (phone number removed). Registered office address 7 Stamford Square, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom, OL6 6QU.

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