Shift Engineer

The Sterling Choice; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in high-speed manufacturing is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to maintain and enhance their production efficiency. This hands-on role involves maintenance of advanced machinery and offers significant career growth in an innovative environment with considerable investment in technology and employee development.

Benefits

Generous bonus potential

Excellent healthcare

Abundance of annual leave

Long-term career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment (FMCG preferred).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• Ability to work independently and solve complex technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults on production equipment.
• Conducting PPM schedules to minimize downtime and optimize efficiency.
• Troubleshooting and maintaining PLC-controlled systems, pumps, valves, hydraulics, and pneumatics.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

CMMS understanding

Education

Time-served apprenticeship in mechanical/electrical engineering

Job description

Engineering Excellence in a High-Speed Manufacturing Environment!

Are you an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer looking to push your skills to the next level?

This business are looking for a talented individual to join our high-performance team, ensuring our state-of-the-art production facility runs seamlessly. With significant investment in cutting-edge automation, storage solutions, and world-class processing equipment, this is a rare opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking and innovative business.

You'll be working on a continental shift covering days, nights and weekends.

With a number of internal progressions, which is always good to see from an outsider, somewhere that looks to promote from within!

Your Role:

In this hands-on role, you ll be responsible for keeping our operations running efficiently by carrying out reactive maintenance and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on a variety of high-speed production machinery. Key responsibilities include:

• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults on production equipment.
• Conducting PPM schedules to minimize downtime and optimize efficiency.
• Troubleshooting and maintaining PLC-controlled systems, pumps, valves, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Working proactively to improve processes and reliability across the site.
• CMMS understanding

To thrive in this role, you should have:

• A time-served apprenticeship in mechanical/electrical engineering.
• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment (FMCG preferred).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• The ability to work independently and solve complex technical issues.
• Familiarity with automated production systems and modern maintenance techniques.

What s in It for You?

• Generous bonus potential.
• Excellent healthcare.
• Abundance of annual leave
• Long-term career growth opportunities in a company that values development.

This is an exciting time to join a business that s investing heavily in innovation, automation, and its people. If you're ready to be part of something big, apply today and bring your expertise to a team where your skills will truly make an impact!