Shift Engineer
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 to £52,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Slough, SL1 4NL |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Shift Engineer (Electrical Biased)
Slough
£52,000
12hr Shifts - 4on 4off Days & Nights
Our client is an industrial processing business, part of a larger group, with multiple sites in the UK. Due to an increase in headcount within their engineering team, they are looking for an experienced electrical biased shift engineer.
Role & Responsibilities of a Shift Engineer:
- To carry out planned preventative, predictive and breakdown maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, installation, improvement and modification or upgrade of plant, fully automated production & packaging machinery and site services.
- Steam & boiler system maintenance
- Follow PPM schedules efficiently & effectively
- Electrical fault finding & modifications of PLC's, HMi's, SCADA Systems and Control Panels
- Mechanical repair and fault finding
- Working on hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, motors, contactors, inverters, sensors, drives, valves
- PLC - electrical fault finding
Knowledge, Skills & Experience needed to be a Shift Engineer:
- Multi-Skilled Engineer - but must be electrically biased
- NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering - Time-served Apprenticeship
- Excellent problem solving & fault diagnosis skills
- Knowledge of production environment, continuous improvements & development
- Both strong electrical & mechanical fault finding and repair skills
- Must have worked in fast-paced environment - FMCG manufacturing/production
- Have experience of working on boilers & steam systems advantageous
- Worked on PLC systems, Control Panels, HMi's & SCADA Systems
- Bonus if have 17
th / 18
th Edition
"To apply please email your CV / resume to [
chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk
]". - Chris Gumm - 01908 010 438
If you do not get a response back on your application within 24-48 hours please presume you are unsuccessful.
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Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.