Shift Engineer

Hilton Foods Seachill; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday allowance

Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary

Opportunities for development

Share Save scheme

Free car parking on site

Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Grimsby is looking for a skilled Shift Engineer to join their growing team. You will ensure safety and machine efficiency, responding quickly to breakdowns and maintaining high standards. The ideal candidate will have a craft apprenticeship or NVQ level 3, be flexible in their work approach, and possess excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive package, including holiday allowance, life assurance, and opportunities for internal promotion.

Qualifications

• Time-served craft apprenticeship or equivalent training to NVQ level 3.
• Multi-skilled or working towards qualification.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a can-do, hands-on approach.
• Flexible in work approach and a proven track record in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety remains a priority.
• Correct or report any hazards.
• Follow food safety legislation.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns and communicate handovers.
• Diagnose faults and ensure continuous service.
• Identify and share continuous improvement ideas.
• Ensure planned maintenance work is completed on time.

Skills

Time-served craft apprenticeship or equivalent training to NVQ level 3

Multi-skilled or working towards qualification

Excellent communication skills

Self-starter with hands-on approach

Flexible in work approach

Education

NVQ level 3 / craft apprenticeship

Job description

Role: Shift Engineer
Location: Laforey Road, Grimsby
Shift: Week A: Friday 6‑12 or 12‑18; Saturday 5:30‑17:30
Week B: Sunday 5:30‑17:30; Monday‑Friday 14:00‑22:00
Week C: Monday‑Friday 5‑15

About us

We are a company that takes pride in our people as they are at the centre of everything that we do. We have multi‑category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation, delivering what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and a growth mindset. Our business began with meat and we have developed and extended a market‑leading expertise within Seafood, with unmatched quality globally. We are always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer‑led innovative solutions.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a professional and experienced Shift Engineer to join our growing Engineering team. As a Shift Engineer you will be a highly competent team member providing a safe and efficient engineering service to support production, and to ensure that a proactive approach is adopted to maintaining good machinery and operating efficiencies in a timely manner. The new hire will work collaboratively with other functions, taking a hands‑on approach, and providing support where required, outside core functional responsibilities.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety of yourself and others remains a priority during all activities.
• Correct or report any hazards that may lead to injury or food safety implications.
• Follow food safety legislation and good manufacturing practices.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping at all times.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns and communicate handovers to Production appropriately.
• Diagnose faults, take corrective action to ensure continuous service and identify further improvements to increase equipment availability.
• Participate in a multi‑skilled team within own capabilities and undertake any training and development exercises to progress.
• Identify and share continuous improvement ideas that may contribute to health & safety, equipment uptime or maintenance cost improvements.
• Ensure planned maintenance work is completed on time and communicate any further work required to the Engineering Supervisor or Manager.
• Show flexibility to work across sites.
• Maintain a flexible approach to hours of work and work within the team to provide engineering cover to meet business needs.
• Maintain good food manufacturing practices at all times.

Required experience/expertise

• Time‑served craft apprenticeship or equivalent training to NVQ level 3.
• Multi‑skilled or working towards qualification.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Highly motivated self‑starter with a can‑do, hands‑on approach.
• Flexible in work approach and able to demonstrate a proven track record within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

What you get in return

• Great package with competitive holiday allowance.
• Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary.
• Opportunities for development and internal promotion.
• Share Save scheme.
• Free car parking on site.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits.