Night Shift Lead Engineer - Maintenance & Upkeep

G's Group; Ramsey; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work Accreditation

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Holiday discounts

Life assurance & income protection

Employee referral scheme

Cycle to Work

Eyecare contributions

Job summary

G's Group is seeking a hands-on Multi-Skilled Engineer to lead the engineering function on the night shift. You will drive maintenance excellence, respond rapidly to breakdowns, and push continuous improvement across the site.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll be the senior on shift, guiding a team, applying diagnostic skills, and working on equipment alongside your engineers. The role requires strong leadership and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an engineering role within manufacturing or food production.
• Strong mechanical and electrical diagnostic ability.
• Experience with planned preventive maintenance and CI techniques.

Responsibilities

• Prioritise maintenance and breakdown activities for maximum uptime.
• Act as senior point of contact on site overnight.
• Maintain production and site services equipment to high standards.
• Carry out fault-finding, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Implement and optimise PPM schedules.
• Ensure accurate CMMS record-keeping and stock control.
• Identify upgrades to improve efficiency, sustainability and OEE.
• Support capital projects and new machinery integration.
• Work cross-functionally with production and management.
• Aim for energy reduction and maintenance cost savings.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Leadership

Decision making

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC or equivalent

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

G's Group is seeking a hands-on Multi-Skilled Engineer to lead the engineering function on the night shift. You will drive maintenance excellence, respond rapidly to breakdowns, and push continuous improvement across the site.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll be the senior on shift, guiding a team, applying diagnostic skills, and working on equipment alongside your engineers. The role requires strong leadership and a proactive mindset.