ESS Senior Engineer

JD Williams; Shaw; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday

Annual bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Company pension with up to 8% N Brown

Mental Health support

Colleague discount across all N Brown

Onsite café with subsidised rates

Life Assurance

Volunteer day

Job summary

N Brown is seeking a Senior Shift Engineer to join the Supply Chain team. You’ll lead the maintenance engineers, cover shifts across Shaw and sister sites, and perform reactive, predictive and planned maintenance on automated equipment.

The role involves an average 42‑hour week, with responsibilities across training, safety, spares, and contractor management. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years in engineering with automation, a full engineering apprenticeship, and experience leading teams

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in an engineering role involving automated equipment.
• Experience managing teams and/or contractors.
• Full Engineering Apprenticeship completed.

Responsibilities

• Assist Team Leader to train and certify the shift team for daily tasks with Health & Safety in mind.
• Ensure planned work is completed and breakdowns are resolved promptly to minimise downtime.
• Manage stores spares usage and procurement in line with procedures.
• Lead, motivate and discipline maintenance engineers and apprentices toward KPIs.
• Provide hands-on support when needed and cover staff shortages.
• Promote continuous improvements and ensure SOPs are in place and followed.
• Set up and manage external contracts in collaboration with procurement and Team Leader.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

Health & Safety

Automation knowledge

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

Job description

The role

We're looking for an Senior Shift Engineer to join our Supply Chain team

As a Senior Shift Engineer you'll manage the engineering maintenance engineers and support the maintenance team leader in order to provide shift support in line with departmental business objectives, performing reactive, predictive, and planned maintenance on all sites engineering areas of responsibility and automation equipment.

This role requires working across our logistics sites -you'll primarily be at Shaw but will also be expected to cover sister sites as and when required.

** Shift pattern: You'll work an average of 42 hours a week -Panama Shift Pattern**

What will you do as a Senior Shift Engineer at N Brown?

• You'll assist the Team Leader to Ensure that the engineering shift team are adequately trained and certified in order that they can perform their daily tasks in accordance with Health & Safety requirements.
• You'll ensure all daily planned and routine work is completed and to ensure that all breakdowns are attended to and rectified in a line with departmental objectives in a safe manner, causing minimum downtime and preventing business disruption.
• You'll assist the Team Leader to Ensure recommended and additional spares where required are in the stores, recording and managing spares usage in line with stores procedures and the purchasing system.
• You'll assist the Team Leader to Effectively lead, motivate, and discipline the team of maintenance engineers, and apprentices, against departmental responsibilities, objectives and KPI, s (Key performance indicators).
• You'll maintain a hands-on approach when required, to assist the engineers on specific tasks or to cover staff shortages.
• You'll promote continuous improvements and change through own initiatives. -Actively promote Health and Safety within the team ensuring standard activities have been assessed and have SOP, S written for them. (Standard operating procedures.)
• You'll maintain a sufficiently hands on role to ensure technical and practical help is provided when necessary.
• You'll ensure all relevant H&S regulations and safe systems of work are adhered to.
• Issue and manage permit to works in line with procedures when the Team leader is not present.
• You'll set-up and run external contracts working with procurement and the Team Leader to support activities in specialist areas, liaising with such contractors when they attend site as necessary.

We're looking for a Senior Shift Engineer to join our Supply Chain team!

• You'll be a technically competent and qualified engineering professional is required to understand the engineering service requirements for automated equipment.
• You'll have a minimum of 5 years gained within an engineering role involving automated equipment. Experience of managing teams and/or contractors.
• You'll have a full Engineering Apprenticeship, able to effectively manage a team of engineers against departmental/business objectives.

What's in it for you?

• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Stream - a financial wellbeing tool that helps you track your pay, access earnings early and manage your money with confidence
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance
• Paid volunteer time - all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

N Brown - who we are and why work for us?

N Brown is a leading UK digital retail platform for clothing, footwear, home and technology, headquartered in Manchester and employing over 1,000 people nationwide. Through our strategic retail brands JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be and our unique payments offering, we exist to champion inclusivity and serve the underserved. Our customers are our passion, and we take great pride in delivering products that ensure they can look and feel amazing, without compromising on choice, value and accessibility.

We're committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by 'By championing inclusion, N Brown will become the UK's most loved and trusted consumer platform, shaping the future of financial empowerment and personal expression'. 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and we're so proud to have made this list - as voted for by our very own colleagues!

Our promise to you:

We're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please know your application is being reviewed by a real human being. We value your interest in joining us and appreciate you taking the time to submit your application.

What happens when you apply to a role at N Brown?

As soon as we receive your application, we'll send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!