Electrical Engineer
Premier Foods
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lifton • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £55,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Diagnosing, repairing, and preventing equipment faults to minimise downtime
- Carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance across food process, filling, and packing machinery
- Using your Siemens PLC expertise for programming, troubleshooting, and fault-finding
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability and performance
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a safe, high-performing environment
Requirements
- A qualified Electrical Engineer (NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of Siemens PLCs with proven experience in programming and fault diagnosis
- Familiarity with process controls and instrumentation (desirable but not essential)
- A proactive and flexible approach with the ability to work effectively on a rotating shift pattern
Benefits
- Competitive salary of £55,000 plus overtime opportunities
- 4 on, 4 off rotating days and nights shift pattern
- Comprehensive training, including machine-specific OEM training
- Career development opportunities within Premier Foods
- Low staff turnover – this vacancy is due to a retirement, not churn
- Attendance bonus
- Additional service days and long-service rewards
- Access to employee benefits including Share Save scheme, Cycle to Work, and more
- Heavily subsidised canteen
- Staff shop with major discounts on the Premier Foods range
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Siemens PLC programmingfault diagnosisequipment maintenancereactive maintenanceplanned maintenanceprocess controlsinstrumentationtroubleshootingcontinuous improvementperformance enhancement
Soft skills
collaborative workproactive approachflexibilityproblem-solvingcommunication
Certifications
Electrical EngineerNVQ Level 3HNC