Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Continental Shift

Shropshire

£56,000 + paid overtime + excellent benefits & job security

Global FMCG Brand | Brand-New Highly Automated Distribution Centre |

Our client are a household-name global brand with a state-of-the-art, highly automated cold-store and distribution centre in Shropshire. To support 24/7 operations we are now recruiting experienced Electrically-biased Maintenance Engineers to join the team on a continental shift pattern (average 42 hrs/week – 12-hour days & nights, 4 on 4 off).

Responsibilities - Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

• Reactive and planned preventative maintenance across the full site
• Fast fault-finding on PLC-controlled automated systems
• Electrical installations & modifications (3-phase, control circuits, inverters)
• Continuous improvement projects to increase uptime and throughput
• Working at height and in cold-store environments when required
• Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (ASRS) – high-bay cranes & shuttles
• Extensive conveyor & sortation networks (belts, rollers, diverters, high-speed sorters)
• Robotic palletisers & de-palletisers
• Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
• Industrial refrigeration plant – ammonia & freon chillers/freezers (-28°C areas)
• Loading bay equipment – dock levellers, sectional doors, vehicle restraints
• Stretch wrappers, shrink tunnels, pallet scales & auto-labellers
• Electrical distribution, variable speed drives, motors, sensors & control panels
• Fire suppression, HVAC, ventilation & building safety systems
• Forklifts, reach trucks & powered pallet trucks (electrical/hydraulic)

Essential Requirements - Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

• Minimum Level 3 NVQ / City & Guilds / BTEC in Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent (or time-served apprenticeship)
• Proven electrical maintenance experience in a fast-paced, highly automated environment (FMCG, parcels, e-commerce, cold storage or 3PL ideal)
• Strong 3-phase electrical fault-finding skills down to component level
• Experience working on variable speed drives, inverters & motors
• Hands-on PLC fault-finding experience (Siemens S7 – able to go online and interpret logic)
• 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Comfortable working in chilled & frozen environments and at height
• Flexible attitude – this is a true hands-on engineering role

Highly Desirable

• Previous experience on ASRS cranes, Dematic / Knapp / Vanderlande / Swisslog systems
• AGV or robotic palletiser experience
• Ammonia refrigeration awareness (CO2 / Freon also useful)
• IOSH or safety qualification

Benefits - Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

• £56,000 basic salary
• Regular paid overtime
• Continental shift pattern (4 on 4 off – days & nights)
• 33 days holiday
• Company pension (up to 10% matched)
• Private healthcare, life assurance, subsidised canteen, free parking
• Full training on all new automated systems
• Genuine long-term career progression in a brand-new flagship site

If you are a time-served electrical maintenance engineer who wants to work with cutting-edge warehouse automation for a globally recognised brand, this is your chance. xbpsjku

Location: Telford / Shrewsbury area, Shropshire (commutable from Wolverhampton, Stafford, Bridgnorth, Cannock, Newport)

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