Lead Shift Production Support Engineer

Lead Shift Production Support Engineer
Salary: £50,000 - £60000
Hours: Rotating 24-hour shift pattern 4 days working, 4 days off, 4 nights working, 4 days off (7:00am 7:30pm and 7:00pm 7:30am)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Shift Production Support Engineer to join our thriving UK medical manufacturing company to work within our expanding Engineering Department.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated candidate to lead a team of engineers working on a rotating shift pattern, providing primary engineering support across the site. This is a hands-on role involving fault finding, Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM), installations, circuitry upgrades, breakdown support and machine changeovers as required.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring engineering works are completed safely and efficiently, keeping machine downtime to a minimum and supporting the achievement of operational targets.
Essential Experience/Qualifications
Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship
Experience of automated production environment
Machine setting
Previous team leading experience
Strong engineering background electrically and mechanically
Strong health and safety knowledge
Strong relationship building qualities
Understanding of working in a controlled environment
Ability to manage downtime and priorities
Continuous improvement mindset
Ability to modify machine wiring
Ability to read engineering drawings electrically and mechanically
Desirable Experience/Qualifications
Injection moulding
Knowledge and understanding of quick changeover best practices
18th Edition
PLC knowledge
Key Skills
Good communication
Good people skills
Able to work to deadlines
Able to multitask and prioritise workload
Able to make decisions and self-manage
Able to work in a team and on own initiative
Able to function effectively across a number of interrelated departments
Self-motivated and willing to learn
Have a can-do attitude with an enthusiastic approach to work
Basic computer skills
Methodical, organised and structured approach to work
Excellent attention to detail
Able to work in a safe manner complying with Health and Safety legislation
Able to act in a fair and reasonable way
High level of commitment
Flexibility to work additional hours if required to support the facility
No Agencies please
You may have experience in the following: Shift Engineer, Lead Maintenance Engineer, Shift Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Maintenance Team Leader, Engineering Team Leader, Production Support Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Shift Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance Shift Leader, etc.

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