Night-Shift Multi-Skilled Engineer – Downtime Hero

Valeo Foods; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo Foods UK is seeking a Night Shift Multi-skilled Engineer to join our production team Sunday to Thursday. You will own engineering activity during nights, respond to breakdowns, perform maintenance, and support improvements to lock in reliability and reduce downtime.

You will work autonomously on site, using CMMS to log activities and collaborate with production to optimise changeovers, set-ups and fault-finding, while maintaining the highest Health & Safety standards across the plant.

Qualifications

• Seasoned multi-skilled engineer with FMCG/manufacturing experience.
• Proficient in electrical safety, isolation and safe panel entry.
• Experience in electrical and mechanical fault-finding and autonomous decision-making.
• Proficient with CMMS and computer-based maintenance systems.
• Able to prioritise under pressure and adapt to night-shift demands.
• Commitment to Health & Safety.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of engineering support throughout the night shift, responding quickly to electrical and mechanical breakdowns and minimising production downtime.
• Carry out reactive repairs, PPM and corrective maintenance across the site.
• Support Production with machinery adjustments, changeovers, set-up and technical fault-finding.
• Identify recurring issues and drive improvements in machine reliability, performance and downtime.
• Accurately record breakdowns, maintenance activities and parts usage through the CMMS system.
• Prioritise engineering work based on production and business requirements.
• Carry out root cause analysis and support FMECA and Continuous Improvement activities.
• Support external contractors and Capital Projects where required.
• Maintain high standards of Health & Safety, housekeeping and engineering documentation.
• Provide clear and effective handovers to the incoming engineering team.

Skills

Multi-skilled engineer

Electrical safety

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Autonomous work

CMMS proficiency

Prioritisation

Shift flexibility

Health & Safety

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Valeo Foods UK is seeking a Night Shift Multi-skilled Engineer to join our production team Sunday to Thursday. You will own engineering activity during nights, respond to breakdowns, perform maintenance, and support improvements to lock in reliability and reduce downtime.

You will work autonomously on site, using CMMS to log activities and collaborate with production to optimise changeovers, set-ups and fault-finding, while maintaining the highest Health & Safety standards across the plant.