Multi-Skilled Engineer

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Recruit4staff is proud to be representing their client - a leading UK Packaging Company in their search for a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join their Winsford based manufacturing site

For the successful Multi-Skilled Engineer our client is offering:

£46,776 starting salary, opportunity to earn up to £48,256 basic salary. 
Shifts are 6-2, 2-10, 10-6 rotating with weekend overtime available at weekends at x 1.5 Saturdays and x2 Sundays
Temporary to permanent  position
Company pension
The role - Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer :

Attending breakdowns and repair in a timely and controlled manner
Ordering spares and repairs and keeping within the maintenance budget
Planned preventative maintenance on a variety of production machinery including conveyors, packaging machinery, and Ancillary test equipment.
Repairs and Installation to electrical apparatus 
Comply with health and safety and food safety legislation
What our client are looking for in the Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

Electrical engineering qualifications - Beneficial 
Extensive fault finding/diagnostic experience
Electrically competent with strong mechanical awareness, inclusive of Hydraulic and pneumatic fault finding.
Experience working with control panels - contactors, motors, starters, inverters and PLC systems
The ability to analyse control panels, wiring diagrams and carry out fault finding
Plastic extruder experience an advantage but not essential as training given
Robot experience an advantage but not essential as training given
Machine work/fabrication would be an advantage but not essential as training given
Must have own tools, tool box will be provided and specialist tools will be provided. 

Key skills or similar Job titles:
Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer

Commutable From:
Winsford, Northwich, Middlewich, Delamere, 

For further information about this and other positions please apply now

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff (Wrexham) who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business

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