Night-Shift Lead Multi-Skilled Engineer (Food)

Zest; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Shift start/finish flexibility

Job summary

Zest is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Engineer for the night shift at our food manufacturing site. You will lead the engineering on nights, drive breakdown response, maintenance excellence and continuous improvement across site.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be the senior engineering presence on shift, taking full responsibility for team performance and hands-on with equipment. You'll apply strong mechanical and electrical expertise, lead CI activities, manage PPM/CMMS, and ensure

Qualifications

• Manufacturing or food production engineering experience.
• Strong mechanical and electrical diagnostics.
• Leadership or supervisory background with formal apprenticeship or NVQ/HNC.

Responsibilities

• Prioritising maintenance and breakdown activity to maximise uptime
• Acting as the key decision-maker and point of contact on site overnight
• Carrying out fault-finding, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
• Implementing and optimising PPM schedules, with accurate CMMS and stock control
• Identifying engineering upgrades that improve efficiency, sustainability, and OEE
• Supporting capital projects and new machinery integration
• Working cross-functionally with production and factory management
• Ensuring full compliance with health and safety, including PUWER, LOLER, and DSEAR

Skills

Engineering experience

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Education

NVQ Level 3

HNC

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Zest is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Engineer for the night shift at our food manufacturing site. You will lead the engineering on nights, drive breakdown response, maintenance excellence and continuous improvement across site.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be the senior engineering presence on shift, taking full responsibility for team performance and hands-on with equipment. You'll apply strong mechanical and electrical expertise, lead CI activities, manage PPM/CMMS, and ensure