Shift Engineer

Inspired Pet Nutrition; Kinmel Bay; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Electric car charging

Spotify subscription

Netflix subscription

Pension: Nest

Job summary

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition operates at Kinmel Bay with a hands-on Shift Engineer role focused on electrical reliability and proactive maintenance. You will work a 12-hour shift pattern, handling fault finding and steady equipment performance in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

The role offers a competitive hourly rate with a shift allowance, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to energy reduction and site improvements.

Qualifications

• Qualified or time served in Electrical Engineering disciplines.
• Strong electrical fault finding and maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with CMMS (Shire) and MS Office knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative and predictive maintenance across mechanical equipment and complete breakdown repairs to minimise downtime.
• Carry out mechanical fault finding, repair and continuous improvement across production and site machinery.
• Support installation, commissioning and modification of mechanical systems and equipment.
• Assess spare need by keeping critical spares stock up to date.
• Escalate issues to Engineering Manager promptly.
• Ensure a safe environment during servicing and maintenance activities.
• Use root cause analysis to prevent re-occurrence of breakdowns.
• Support energy reduction and sustainability agenda.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Maintenance experience

CMMS (Shire)

MS Office

Electrical engineering qualifications

Tools

CMMS (Shire)

Job description

Shift Engineer Inspired Pet Nutrition Kinmel Bay, Wales, GB

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Shift Engineer with a strong Electrical bias to join our Engineering team, based at our Kinmel site. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy hands‑on fault finding, preventative maintenance, and driving equipment reliability within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

On Offer:

• £23.68 per hour plus shift allowance - £2.00 per hour
• 42.9 hours per week, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off shift pattern (12 hour shifts on rotation)
• Paid monthly last Friday of each month

The Role

To establish and maintain safe, compliant and effective engineering operations that continually develop the site's asset base by following the Engineering strategy for proactive work whilst responding to breakdowns.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative and predictive maintenance across a range of mechanical equipment and complete breakdown repairs in a timely manner to minimise downtime
• Carry out mechanical fault finding, repair and continuous improvement activities across production and site machinery
• Support installation, commissioning and modification of mechanical systems and equipment
• Assessing the need for spares by ensuring that the critical spares and spares list is up to date and stock is at the required levels
• Escalate any issues in a timely manner to the Engineering Manager
• Ensuring a safe environment by conducting all servicing and maintenance activities with minimal risk to employees, products and equipment. Champion safety
• Using root cause analysis on breakdowns to identify actions and drive completion of actions to prevent re-occurrence
• Support the energy reduction and sustainability agenda to reduce environmental impacts across the site by ensuring all actions are completed
• Participate in daily and weekly review sessions to drive improvement throughout the site

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Qualified or time served in Electrical Engineering disciplines
• Mechanical knowledge or multi-skilled experience would be advantageous
• Strong Electrical fault finding and maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experienced in the use and operation of CMMS (Shire)
• Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• NEBOSH with a sound knowledge of behavioural safety at a site level - desirable
• Legionella and HACCP awareness - desirable
• Experience in FMCG - desirable
• Overtime
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawturnity
• Pension: NEST Employee contributions 4.5% / Employer contribution 3.5% - salary sacrifice
• Other Benefits: Free parking, free electric car charging, Spotify or Netflix subscription, Hertility, discounted products & free hot drinks.
• You are also able to choose non-contractual flexible benefits, such as being able to purchase heavily discounted pet food.

About us

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is an innovative, well‑established, and award‑winning pet food manufacturer employing over 1,200 colleagues across the UK and Europe. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher's, Classic, Pro‑Nutrition, and Ultra Premium Direct, along with a number of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel, and Crick produce a wide range of dry, wet, and baked foods enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world. Our ambition is simple: to become a global leader in pet nutrition.

Our Purpose: To create happiness

We're on a mission to set a new standard of workplace happiness within the pet nutrition industry - one that looks like no other and feels like no other. Our culture is built on INSPIRED's unique behaviours and colleague experience, creating an environment that excites, empowers, and puts people and pets at the heart of everything we do.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the colleagues and communities we serve. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We make hiring decisions based on talent, potential and the experience you bring.

We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, ensuring equitable access and opportunity for all. If you need any adjustments or support to take part in our recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail].

See all our INSPIRED benefits here: INSPIRED Benefits Booklet