Shift Engineer – Gainsborough

Company: Wagstaff Recruitment
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Shift Engineer

Gainsborough

4on 4off Days – 10:30am-11pm

£49,000

Benefits

  • Pension, Life Assurance, 20 Shifts Holiday
  • Perkbox Discounts, Digicare Healthcare Plan, Enhanced Sick Pay
  • Bonus Scheme, Wellness Program, Discounted Memberships

Do you want to work for a food manufacturer, part of a multi-national UK group, with a reputation for product quality which is second to none and industry leading standards. Due to growth within the engineering team, they are looking for an electrically biased shift engineer to join their small team of 4 engineers.

Role & responsibilities of a maintenance engineer

  • Carrying out PPM, reactive & predictive maintenance/breakdown analysis
  • Electrical & mechanical fault finding, repairs & PPM’s
  • Working on various high-speed food production lines, processing & packaging machinery
  • Site services & facilities maintenance
  • Support project work and continuous improvement activities
  • PLC & control panels – electrical fault finding & repairs

Knowledge, skills & experience needed to be a maintenance engineer

  • Must be a multi-skilled engineer – electrically biased
  • NVQ / City & Guilds Level 3 or higher in electrical engineering
  • Previously have worked in some form of fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Be a problem solver, approachable, with good prioritisation skills
  • Able to react to breakdowns effectively, safely and efficiently
  • Both electrical & mechanical fault-finding capabilities
  • Ideally have knowledge of steam boilers
  • Desirable experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, welding

Job Tenure: PermanentSalary: £48000 – £49000 per annum + BenefitsLocation: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

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Posted: August 10th, 2026