shift engineer - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Princes Limited

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    Vacancy Nameshift engineerEmployment TypePermanentCountryUnited KingdomLocationCardiffBusiness AreaOperationsWorkplace TypeOnsiteAbout PrincesThe Princes Group has over 7, employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.Role Description
    We are looking for Multi-Skilled Electrically biased Engineers to join our team at Princes in Cardiff. Are you an experience Engineer with Electrical experience looking to develop your career?

    Due to the incredible £60 million investment at the Cardiff site there are fantastic development opportunities with the site team. You will be working with state-of-the-art machinery due to 95% of the plant being brand new

    Who are we
    Few food companies have a heritage as rich as Princes. We are committed to producing quality branded and customer own brand products that deliver innovation and convenience to meet changing customer needs, building on our strength as a trusted partner and sourcing raw materials responsibly and ethically. Cardiff is home to our drinks production. It is where we produce our orange juice, squash, and other drinks.

    What you will be responsible for
    Working as part of a team of engineers you will work alongside the Engineering Shift Team Leader to provide planned and reactive maintenance on the production lines and plant equipment. This role will allow you to develop your innovation and technical skills to implement permanent fixes underpinning high performance. You will be working with mechanical and electrical issues and fault finding through mainly Siemens PLC.

    Shift pattern
    This is a rotating shift pattern – 2 on 2 off, 3 on 3 off doing 6AM – 6PM or 6PM – 6AM.
    Benefits
  • 14.5% Pension (9.5% Princes Contribution)
  • Career Progression
  • Critical Illness Scheme
  • Enhanced Family Friendly Policy
  • Employee Assistance Plan (Emotional, Financial and Legal Support)
  • Role Requirements

    Please note for this position you must have good experience within Engineering ideally Electrically biased with mechanical knowledge and with relevant qualifications to match.

    The ideal candidate will have experience as an engineer and will be ideally electrically biased with mechanical knowledge. You will ideally have exposure to PLC's (doesn't have to be coding) and will be comfortable problem solving through to solutions. Experience in the food/drink industry is beneficial but not essential we are open to other industries.
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