Shift Engineer

Omega Resource Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Shift Engineer for a high-volume FMCG manufacturing site in Stratford, London. The role involves conducting maintenance, fault-finding, and repair of production equipment. Candidates must possess multi-skilled maintenance experience, ideally within FMCG or similar sectors, and a formal engineering qualification. This long-term contract offers excellent opportunities for extension and further development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG, food, dairy, beverage, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Proven track record in maintaining production and packaging lines.
• 17th or 18th Edition qualification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on production lines.
• Fault-find and repair various packaging and electrical equipment.
• Adhere to safety and hygiene standards rigorously.

Skills

Multi-skilled maintenance experience

Fault-finding ability

Comfortable in chilled environments

Flexible attitude

Education

Time-served apprenticeship or formal qualification in Engineering

Tools

CMMS software

PLC control systems

Electrical tools

Job description

Shift Engineer

Stratford, London

Contract – Umbrella or PAYE only

Continental Shift (4 on 4 off)

Pay Rate Negotiable

We are recruiting an experienced Maintenance Engineer for a busy, high-volume food/FMCG manufacturing site in Stratford. This is a genuine long-term contract with excellent extension potential due to continued capex and production upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance on high-speed production and packaging lines
• Fault‑finding and repair on a wide range of equipment including conveyors, wrappers, flow‑wrappers, check‑weighers, metal detectors, labellers, palletisers, robots, mixers, ovens, depositors, chillers etc.
• Electrical tasks (if electrically biased): 3‑phase systems, inverters, drives (Siemens/Allen‑Bradley/Omron), motors, sensors, control panels, PLC interrogation (fault finding, not programming)
• Mechanical tasks (if mechanically biased): pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, chains, gearboxes, pumps, valves, shafts, welding/fabrication when required
• Support continuous improvement, PPM schedules and project/upgrade work
• Complete all paperwork and CMMS updates accurately (training given on site system if needed)
• Adhere to strict food‑safety, hygiene and H&S standards at all times

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Time‑served apprenticeship or formal qualification (NVQ/City & Guilds/HNC etc.) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Proven multi‑skilled maintenance experience within FMCG, food, beverage, dairy or pharmaceutical manufacturing (essential – we cannot consider candidates from other sectors)
• Strong fault‑finding ability on fast‑moving production/packaging equipment
• 17th or 18th Edition (for electrical candidates) highly advantageous
• Comfortable working in a chilled/food production environment (PPE provided)
• Flexible attitude and happy to commit to a long‑term rolling contract
• Immediate or short notice availability preferred

For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

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