Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Plastics Manufacturing – Tamworth

Tamworth, Staffordshire | £54,000 | Suez shift pattern, 5 on 5 off, rotating 12-hour days and nights | Funded qualifications and career progression

We are working with a well-established plastics manufacturing business in Tamworth that is in the middle of a £6 million investment programme.

The site is moving away from a reactive, firefighting approach to maintenance and building a proactive, continuous improvement culture, with new equipment and several refurbishment projects planned over the next 12 months.

This is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer who wants a £54,000 salary, a genuine work-life balance and the chance to shape how engineering is done on site.

These are three brand-new positions, created to strengthen the existing engineering team and take it to 14.

You will work a Suez shift pattern of 5 on, 5 off, rotating between 12-hour days and nights, which means you work roughly half the days in the year and get a long Friday-to-Sunday weekend plus one full weekend off every month.

Day to day you will be looking after the machinery and facilities across the plant, with a growing emphasis on planned maintenance and improvement, alongside hands-on involvement in the installation of new equipment and refurbishment projects.

This will suit a multi-skilled engineer from a manufacturing or FMCG background who wants to move away from constant breakdowns and into a role where their ideas are heard and acted on.

Both electrically and mechanically biased engineers will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery and site facilities to keep the plant running safely and efficiently.
• Help drive the shift from reactive maintenance to a proactive, continuous improvement approach.
• Assist with the installation and commissioning of new equipment and site refurbishment projects.
• Work as part of a 14-strong engineering team to meet agreed departmental objectives.
• Follow permits to work, safe systems of work and risk assessments at all times.
• Support compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality policies and help maintain a strong safety culture across the site.
• Maintain housekeeping standards within your areas of responsibility.

Skills & Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification at Level 3 or above, such as NVQ, City & Guilds, ONC or equivalent.
• Multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical skills, either electrically or mechanically biased.
• Experience maintaining machinery in a manufacturing environment.
• Background in FMCG, plastics or high-volume manufacturing is desirable.
• A proactive approach and an interest in continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Basic salary of £54,000 per year.
• Suez shift pattern, 5 on 5 off, 12-hour days and nights.
• One long weekend and one full weekend off every month.
• 22 days' holiday plus bank holidays, rising by one day for each year of service up to 25 days.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Career progression, with enhanced qualifications paid for and supported by the business.
• Free on-site parking.

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