Maintenance Engineer

11 Days Old

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 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.

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

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