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Are you an ex-military engineer? Would you like to work for a company who value the skills of ex-military engineers? Our client has a vacancy for a Shift Engineer to join their team at their site in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The successful Shift Engineer will work as part of a team and will carry out planned preventative maintenance and repairs to the machinery on site.

This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates with an electrical engineering bias who are leaving their military engineering career and are looking to join a company who offer a structured training programme with the opportunity to gain additional skills and qualifications as well as career progression.

Shift Engineer Responsibilities:

* Provide breakdown and maintenance support to a wide range of electro-mechanical systems.

* Mechanical strip-down/re-assembly, basic field wiring, machine calibration and system testing.

* Electrical fault-finding.

* Working against a timeframe to complete reactive repairs.

* Interact with on-site management keeping them informed of repair and maintenance progression.

Shift Engineer Requirements:

* Electrical engineering bias.

* Candidate must hold a relevant recognised engineering qualification in electrical engineering to a level of NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

* Previous experience with PLCs.

* Excellent fault finding and diagnostic skills.

* Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams.

Shift Engineer Benefits:

* Salary is £45,557 including shift allowance.

* 42 hours per week 4 on 4 off, working 2 days 6am to 6pm followed by 2 nights 6pm to 6am.

* 22 days holiday.

* Pension scheme, life insurance, healthcare.

* Opportunity for further training to achieve additional qualifications.

NOTE Our client encourages applications from candidates from both commercial and ex-military backgrounds, Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force with an electrical engineering bias

Benefits: £45,557 + Benefits