Senior Shift Maintenance Engineer

Stonegate Farmers Ltd; Lacock; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonegate Farmers Ltd invites a Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our packing centre in Lacock. You will lead maintenance on automated equipment, troubleshoot faults, and drive improvements to minimise downtime and boost production efficiency in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting.

Essential qualifications include City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, Food Safety Level 2, and IET Wiring Regulations.

Qualifications

• Essential engineering qualifications: City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical/Multi-Skilled engineering.
• Food Safety qualification Level 2 relevant to production environments.
• Current edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot a wide range of production equipment to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Lead complex fault-finding and repair activities on automated lines.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices across the site.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical

Fault-finding

PLC programming

Automation systems

CMMS experience

Conveyors & packaging

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3

Food Safety Level 2

IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3)

Tools

Shire CMMS

Job description

Salary: £58,000

Location:Lacock, Wiltshire

Working Hours:07.00am - 19.00pm / 19.00pm - 07.00am, 4on4off

Due to continued growth and a recent structural review within our Engineering function, Stonegate Farmers is expanding its maintenance team and is seekinga Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our Packing Centre.

These are key positions responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and continuously improving a wide range of production equipment to ensure maximum reliability, efficiency and operational performance. You will provide advanced technical expertise, lead complex fault-finding and repair activities, support the development of engineering best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the site. Working closely with Production and Operational teams, you will play a pivotal role in minimising downtime, enhancing equipment performance, and supporting the delivery of our production objectives in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

About Stonegate Farmers Ltd

At Stonegate Farmers, we’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading producers of free-range and organic eggs. With roots dating back to 1926 and a fresh vision since 2016, we’ve grown into a fully integrated business spanning farming, egg packing, and cooked egg processing.

Essential Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained/time-served Engineer, or qualified to City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent standard in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering.
• Food Safety Qualification Level 2
• Current Edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3).

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Extensive engineering experience within a food manufacturing, FMCG or highly automated production environment.
• Advanced fault-finding capability across both electrical and mechanical systems.
• Demonstrable experience working with specialist engineering technologies, including robotics, PLC programming, automation systems, process control equipment, and advanced manufacturing machinery, with the ability to diagnose faults, implement improvements, and support complex production environments.
• Proven experience Proven experience maintaining and repairing conveyors, motors, pumps, pneumatics, hydraulics and packaging equipment.
• Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) - including planned preventative maintenance scheduling, asset management, work order control, maintenance reporting and engineering performance analysis.
• Demonstrable track record of reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability and driving operational performance improvements.

Desirable Experience & Knowledge

• Experience within food packing, egg packing or high-care food manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of condition-based monitoring and reliability-centred maintenance techniques.
• Proficiency in Shire (CMMS).