Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer – Continental Shifts

Staffline; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Overtime

Training & development

Secure position

Modern facility

Career progression

Work-life balance

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a major manufacturing site in Blackburn. The role focuses on planned and reactive maintenance in a fast-paced plastics packaging environment, with a £50,000 salary and a continental shift pattern (2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off).

The engineer will fault-find on automated machinery, read engineering drawings, and contribute to continuous improvement projects while maintaining high safety standards on site.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / HNC/HND or Apprenticeship in Engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing FMCG, packaging, plastics or production environments.
• Strong fault-finding on automated machinery.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings; PLC fault finding desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across the facility.
• Fault find and repair production equipment to minimise downtime and maximise efficiency.
• Work on injection moulding, blow moulding, conveyors and related production systems.
• Support continuous improvement projects to enhance reliability, productivity and plant performance.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in line with site procedures.
• Assist with machinery installations, upgrades and improvement projects.
• Accurately complete maintenance records and communicate effectively during shift handovers.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Reading drawings

PLC fault finding

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / HNC/HND or Apprenticeship in Engineering

Job description

Staffline is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a major manufacturing site in Blackburn. The role focuses on planned and reactive maintenance in a fast-paced plastics packaging environment, with a £50,000 salary and a continental shift pattern (2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off).

The engineer will fault-find on automated machinery, read engineering drawings, and contribute to continuous improvement projects while maintaining high safety standards on site.