Multiskilled Shift Engineer – FMCG Packaging (12h Shifts)

Hunter Selection; Luton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% Match Pension

Life Assurance x4

BUPA Healthcare

21 Shifts Holiday

EAP & Staff Discounts

Enhanced Parental Policies

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Shift Engineer for a leading food manufacturer in Biggleswade. You will maintain high-speed production and packaging lines, diagnose faults across PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA, and implement continuous improvements.

The role requires a multi-skilled engineer with electrical and mechanical capabilities. The position operates on 12-hour Panama shifts (days & nights) with a salary of £54,000 plus overtime and a 5% bonus, plus strong benefits including pension, life

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in engineering or maintenance (minimum).
• Ideally time-served apprenticeship with HNC/HND.
• Experience in fast-paced FMCG manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance on high-speed production and packaging machinery.
• Work on control panels, HMIs, PLCs and SCADA systems.
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding, repairs, and continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Multi-skilled engineer

Electrical bias

PLC & SCADA

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Education

NVQ Level 3

HNC / HND

Time-served apprenticeship

Tools

PLCs

SCADA Systems

VSDs & Inverters

Job description

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Shift Engineer for a leading food manufacturer in Biggleswade. You will maintain high-speed production and packaging lines, diagnose faults across PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA, and implement continuous improvements.

The role requires a multi-skilled engineer with electrical and mechanical capabilities. The position operates on 12-hour Panama shifts (days & nights) with a salary of £54,000 plus overtime and a 5% bonus, plus strong benefits including pension, life