Multiskilled Shift Engineer: Drive Uptime & Reliability

Smurfit Westrock; Bath; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave

Pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Ongoing training

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in the United Kingdom is seeking a Shift Engineer to join our engineering team on a 4-shift rotation at the Weston-Super-Mare site. The role focuses on increasing machine uptime, delivering proactive maintenance and supporting safety and quality standards.

You will work across Engineering, Conversion, Corrugator and Despatch, lead breakdown responses, implement maintenance systems (SAP PM) and coach machine operatives to improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience working within a FMCG work environment.
• Good communicator with effective listening skills to all parties, internal & external
• Good literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload
• Good level of IT skills & ability to gain a good understanding of SAP PM
• Driven & self- motivated with good diagnostic skills
• Team player with the ability to work across departments and with the Engineering Cell Technicians
• Experience of hydraulic, pneumatic & steam systems
• Fault finding on AC/DC drives (Siemens, ABB, SSD etc)
• Knowledge of Siemens S5, S7 & Allen Bradley plc's

Responsibilities

• Work in a collaborative style with the Engineering, Conversion, Corrugator and Despatch departments
• Lead the successful completion of all breakdown activities
• Assist in the daily preventative maintenance strategy
• Booking out & ordering engineering parts
• Liaise with OEM's when required
• Implement and endorse preventative / predictive maintenance systems, tools and ideas (SAP PM)
• Daily involvement in completing mechanical & electrical engineering activities providing support/coaching for machine operatives
• Any other tasks requested by your line manager within your capabilities

Skills

FMCG experience

Mechanical & electrical

SAP PM

Problem solving

Communication

Team work

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Steam systems

Drive fault finding

Siemens S5/S7/Allen Bradley PLCs

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Smurfit Westrock in the United Kingdom is seeking a Shift Engineer to join our engineering team on a 4-shift rotation at the Weston-Super-Mare site. The role focuses on increasing machine uptime, delivering proactive maintenance and supporting safety and quality standards.

You will work across Engineering, Conversion, Corrugator and Despatch, lead breakdown responses, implement maintenance systems (SAP PM) and coach machine operatives to improve reliability.