Night Shift Multi-Skilled Engineer – Electrical & Mechanical Faults

D R Newitt & Associates; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

D R Newitt & Associates is seeking a Multi Skilled Engineer for a night-shift role (Thu-Sun, 5pm-5am) in a fast-paced food manufacturing site in the UK. You will diagnose and fix electrical and mechanical faults, perform repairs, and contribute to plant reliability from a small engineering team.

The ideal candidate will have strong fault-finding skills, previous FMCG experience, and an apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in engineering. Overtime is available to support production goals.

Qualifications

• Must be apprenticeship qualified or hold an engineering-based NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
• Solid electrical and mechanical fault finding skills.
• Experience in Food Manufacturing or FMCG environments preferred.
• Able to diagnose faults and work on a shift pattern delivering repairs efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Proactively work alone as the sole engineer on site during the night shift.
• Carry out repairs and maintenance to reduce downtime and improve plant reliability.
• Diagnose faults quickly and effectively to minimise production losses.
• Contribute to reliability and continuous improvement projects.
• Communicate downtime and corrective actions to Production and Engineering leadership.
• Record all maintenance activity and downtime in the CMMS system.
• Ensure all work is performed safely to a high standard.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Work independently

Education

Engineering NVQ Level 3

Apprenticeship qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

D R Newitt & Associates is seeking a Multi Skilled Engineer for a night-shift role (Thu-Sun, 5pm-5am) in a fast-paced food manufacturing site in the UK. You will diagnose and fix electrical and mechanical faults, perform repairs, and contribute to plant reliability from a small engineering team.

The ideal candidate will have strong fault-finding skills, previous FMCG experience, and an apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in engineering. Overtime is available to support production goals.