Electrical Shift Engineer

Electrical Shift Engineer

• Location
  South Wales
• Job Type
  Permanent/Direct Hire
• Salary
  44000.00 - 51000.00 GBP Per Year

Electrical Shift Engineer

• Port Talbot, UK
• Manufacturing
• Up to £51.000 + Benefits
• Panama Shift

Our Client is a well-established manufacturing business. The company specialises in the production of high-quality aluminium aerosol containers, supplying a diverse customer base ranging from global blue-chip organisations to smaller, bespoke clients across the personal care, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Operating from a modern, state-of-the-art facility, the business has achieved steady and sustained growth, driven by a strong focus on operational excellence, reliability, and long-term customer partnerships. It supports high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing processes within an FMCG environment, with a clear emphasis on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement

We are seeking an experienced and Electrical Shift Engineer to join a growing team.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance
• Quick response and efficiently dealing with any breakdowns
• Fault diagnosis and efficient repair of equipment
• Record keeping and reporting
• Compliance with site and statutory Health & Safety requirements

Requirements:

• HNC/HND Electrical Engineering or equivalent (desirable)
• Time served electrical apprenticeship (essential)
• PLC Experience (Siemens preferred)
• Counterbalance Forklift Truck license (desirable)
• 5 or more GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades A-C which include English, Science and Mathematics (essential)
• Experience responding to electrical breakdowns in a fast-paced manufacturing environment is desirable
• A ‘hands-on’ approach to supporting the maintenance and wider team when required
• Self-motivated to complete workload and tasks within deadlines
• Organised and ability to prioritise
• Good all-round communicator
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent time keeping
• Able to work unsupervised on own and as part of a team when required
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience in FMCG

How To Apply:

• Contact: Michal
• 01527917909
• Job reference number:
• If you would like to find out more, simply click apply.

Relevant Job Titles: Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Service Engineer, Site Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Automation Engineer, Automation Technician.

This role is commutable from: Port Talbot, Swansea, Neath, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff.

All applicants must live in the UK and be eligible to work and live in the UK. Please note, our client is unable to offer Sponsorship or Visa support for this role.

Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

Axion Recruitment is working as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.