Shift Engineer

Odin Recruitment Group; Desborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension with employer-matched

Private healthcare cash plan

Employee discounts platform

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Odin Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Shift Engineer (Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias) for a busy manufacturing site in Kettering. The role focuses on maintaining production equipment, improving reliability and supporting continuous improvement while ensuring safe and efficient engineering activities.

The ideal candidate is apprentice-trained with PLC fault-finding experience (Allen Bradley), CMMS usage, and a strong emphasis on health and safety within a regulated manufacturing

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained Multi-Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias.
• Experience fault finding on PLC-controlled (Allen Bradley) machinery, HMIs and automated production equipment.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Experience using CMMS maintenance systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding ability.
• Excellent understanding of health and safety within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across production equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using the site's CMMS.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support production teams to maximise equipment availability and efficiency.
• Review RAMS and issue permits to work.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with safe systems of work and health & safety procedures.
• Complete dynamic risk assessments where necessary.
• Ensure maintenance documentation and manuals remain up to date.
• Maintain engineering workshops and plant areas to high housekeeping standards.

Skills

Multi-Skilled Engineer

Electrical bias

PLC fault finding

HMI fault finding

CMMS

Electrical & mechanical fault-finding

Health & safety

Education

Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship

Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical/Multi-Skilled Engineering (City & Guilds or NVQ)

HNC/HND in Engineering

18th Edition

IOSH/NEBOSH

CompEx

Tools

CMMS maintenance systems

Job description

Shift Engineer (Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias)

Location

Kettering

Package

Salary: £55,000+ per annum, plus 10% night shift allowance

Working Hours:

40 hours per week

Monday to Friday rotating shifts:Early,Day Late Night. Late shift includes on-call cover from Friday evening through to Monday morning on a rotational basis.

Holiday:

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Benefits:

• Company pension with employer-matched contributions
• Private healthcare cash plan
• Employee discounts platform
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer with a strong electrical bias to join a busy manufacturing site. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining production equipment, improving reliability, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring all engineering activities are completed safely and efficiently.

This position would suit an apprentice-trained engineer with experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ideally within food, FMCG or another highly regulated industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across production equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support production teams to maximise equipment availability and efficiency.
• Review contractor risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) where required and issue permits to work.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company safe systems of work, risk assessments and health & safety procedures.
• Complete dynamic risk assessments where necessary.
• Ensure maintenance documentation, operating manuals and technical information remain up to date and accessible.
• Maintain engineering workshops and plant areas to high housekeeping standards.

Key Objectives

• Maintain an excellent health and safety record.
• Deliver preventative maintenance schedules on time.
• Reduce equipment downtime and increase plant reliability.
• Support production to achieve operational targets.
• Promote a strong food safety and quality culture.
• Contribute towards continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Achieve engineering KPIs relating to reliability, response times and maintenance completion.

Skills & Technical Experience

Essential

• Apprentice-trained Multi-Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias.
• Experience fault finding on PLC-controlled (Allen Bradley) machinery, HMIs and automated production equipment.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Experience using CMMS maintenance systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding ability.
• Excellent understanding of health and safety within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship.
• Level 3 qualification (City & Guilds or NVQ) in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering.

Desirable

• HNC or HND in Engineering.
• 18th Edition Electrical Regulations.
• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH qualification.
• CompEx certification.

Shift Pattern

Average 37.5 40 hours per week on a rotating shift pattern:

06 00

08 00

14 00

22 00 (Sunday Thursday nights)

On-call cover operates on a rotating basis, approximately one weekend in four.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business offering long-term stability, investment in engineering, and opportunities for professional development.