Engineering Shift Manager - Hands-On Leader, 12h Days/Nights

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Insurance

Gym access

Job summary

Pioneer Selection Ltd seeks an Engineering Shift Manager for a UK manufacturing site in Milton Keynes. The role combines leading a team of maintenance engineers with hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault-finding and planned maintenance.

You’ll direct 12-hour shifts (days and nights) and drive improvements to maximise uptime. The successful candidate will be apprentice-trained with a recognised engineering qualification, and have experience in an industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on maintenance including pre-planned, reactive and breakdown tasks.
• Experience leading or managing a team of maintenance engineers.
• Apprentice-trained with recognised engineering qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front, supporting the engineering team and coordinating maintenance activities.
• Oversee uptime and efficiency improvements across machinery.
• Drive projects, PPM schedules and training/development of engineers.
• Balance hands-on maintenance with team leadership and strategic planning.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Team leadership

Hands-on maintenance

Fault finding

PPMs

Electrical & mechanical

Engineering qualification

Apprentice Trained

Education

Engineering qualification

Apprentice Trained

Job description

Pioneer Selection Ltd seeks an Engineering Shift Manager for a UK manufacturing site in Milton Keynes. The role combines leading a team of maintenance engineers with hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault-finding and planned maintenance.

You’ll direct 12-hour shifts (days and nights) and drive improvements to maximise uptime. The successful candidate will be apprentice-trained with a recognised engineering qualification, and have experience in an industrial environment.