Production Engineer - Thames Valley - Newbury - GBP30,000 + benefits Job in South East, UK

My client, a large food manufacturer, is looking for a new addition to a team at one of their larger sites. They require a Production Engineer who has a background in Electrical Engineering to perform the maintenance and programming of their inhouse machinery (boilers, steamers, PLC machinery etc).

Main duties will include working on the maintenance of the production line, both planned and reactive maintenance, programming and testing of the food manufacturing equipment systems.

Suitable candidates must:
- Be able to demonstrate a background in production
- Have an electrical bias, with proven skills in PLC
- Have experience with testing and maintenance

Advantageous qualities include:
- Experience gained within the food industry
- Previous shift work experience The successful candidate will be working on a shift rota of a 6 week rotation, with shifts spanning across the following patterns:
7am - 3pm
3pm - 11pm
11pm to 7am

The basic salary is paid in addition to a 10 - 15% inflation for "unsociable hours" calculated on an individual basis for shifts worked.