Engineering Shift Leader

ETS Consulting Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

ETS Consulting Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an Engineering Shift Leader in Blackpool. The role leads a skilled team of shift engineers on a 12‑hour, 6‑6 rotation, with a four‑week cycle and two long weekends each month.

The site employs around 550 staff and the successful candidate will have an apprentice-trained mechanical engineering background and experience with planned maintenance on packaging lines, ovens, conveyors and forming machinery.

Qualifications

• Lead a team of shift engineers with hands-on mechanical expertise.
• Experience with planned and preventative maintenance regimes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a skilled team of shift engineers on a 12‑hour shift pattern.
• Work with packaging lines, ovens, forming machinery, conveyors and packaging systems.

Skills

Apprentice Trained Engineer

PPM systems

FMCG manufacturing

Job description

Engineering Shift Leader

Salary: £62,000 + Pension + Bens

Shift Pattern 6 - 6 - better than a continental shift as they have made it so you have 2 long weekends every month.

It is a 4 week rotation. All shifts are 12 hours. 6 to 6.

Week 1. Monday days, Tuesday Days, Wednesday nights, Thursday nights. Friday, Saturday and Sunday off.

Week 2. Monday and Tuesday off. Wednesday days, Thursday days. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Week 3. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday off. Friday, Saturday and Sunday days

Week 4. Monday and Tuesday nights. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday off.

Then back to week 1 again.

Location: Blackpool

Reference: Jo7362/PL

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the country's leading food manufacturers, in their specialist area, a growing and supportive organisation. The Company are extremely well established and is a truly British manufacturer. They are a market leader within its chosen field of specialism and are looking to expand their engineering team once again due to increased growth in their market share.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Engineer in Mechanical Engineering
• Understanding of PPM systems
• Understanding of PPM Systems within FMCG Manufacturing

The Role

Leading a skilled team of shift engineers, you will have served a minimum of a full apprenticeship in mechanical engineering and have experience working within planned and preventative maintenance schedules, comfortable working on fast paced packaging machinery. forming machinery, ovens together with conveyor and packaging systems.

The site boasts 550 employees and provides an outstanding opportunity to join a well-invested manufacturing business offering genuine career progression and the chance to make a significant impact.