Shift Engineer

Deeside Cereals; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised Canteen

Subsidised Staff Shop

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free On-site Parking

Recognition Scheme

Job summary

Deeside Cereals is seeking a Shift Engineer to join our Engineering team, providing electrical and mechanical support across the manufacturing operation. You will maintain production equipment, respond to breakdowns, carry out planned preventative maintenance, and support continuous improvement initiatives to maximise plant reliability and efficiency.

Working alongside Production and Operations teams, you will help minimise downtime, improve performance and ensure all engineering activities meet

Qualifications

• Qualified engineer with HNC/NVQ3 in electrical, mechanical or multiskilled discipline.
• Hands-on experience on automated machinery in a continuous manufacturing environment, ideally food manufacturing.
• Experience with integrated systems.
• Experience with Automatic Packaging and Palletisation systems.
• Knowledge of AC and/or servo drive systems.
• Safety-focused engineering approach.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned predictive and reactive maintenance of process, packaging and auxiliary equipment.
• Perform workshop duties such as machine repairs and component manufacture.
• Retrain in new methodology, technology and engineering techniques as required.
• Train others in plant, buildings and auxiliary equipment used on site.
• Respond to machine and auxiliary failures and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical plant equipment.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical knowledge

Multiskilled / cross-functional

Troubleshooting

Safety-focused

Teamwork & initiative

Education

HNC / NVQ Level 3 in electrical, mechanical or multiskilled discipline

Job description

Shift Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Deeside

Compensation: £51,250 / year

Description

We are looking for a Shift Engineer to join our Engineering team, providing electrical and mechanical support across our manufacturing operation. You'll be responsible for maintaining production equipment, responding to breakdowns, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to maximise plant reliability and efficiency.

Working closely with Production and Operations teams, you'll play a key role in minimising downtime, improving performance, and ensuring all engineering activities are carried out safely and in line with food safety and quality standards.

Shift pattern: 4-on-4-off Days & Nights (6am-6pm / 6pm-6am

Key Responsibilities

• To carry out planned predictive and re-active maintenance of process, packaging and auxiliary equipment
• To carry out workshop duties such as machine repairs and component manufacture
• To retrain in new methodology, technology and engineering techniques as the business needs arise
• To train others in the plant, buildings and auxiliary equipment used on site
• To respond to machine & auxiliary failures
• Troubleshooting and fault finding on a range of electrical and mechanical plant equipment, packing machinery and site services.
• Installation, commissioning and repair of all plant and facilities
• To assist the Manufacturing Department with line adjustments, changeovers and breakdowns
• Responsible for improvements and reduction of downtime through increased efficiencies through your own ideas and input
• To take an active role in the Health and Safety requirements on site on behalf of the Engineering Department
• To be able to work unsupervised when tasked to do so and to organise the work of others in response to the site needs
• Work alongside and support the activities of all engineering contractors when they are on site
• Produce and maintain documents relating to the administration of all engineering tasks
• The job holder is required to do all tasks considered as relevant by their line manager
• Responsible for Food Safety, Quality and Legality

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A qualified engineer, to HNC and/or NVQ Level 3 standard in an electrical, mechanical or multiskilled discipline.
• Hands on, multi-skilled experience on automated machines within a continuous manufacturing environment, ideally food manufacturing
• Working experience of integrated systems.
• Working experience of Automatic Packaging and Palletisation systems
• Some knowledge of AC and/or servo drive systems.
• Safety-focussed
• Team worker with the ability to work under own initiative
• The use of own initiative and judgment in identifying and correcting all stoppages and breakdowns to production plant, equipment and services
• The use of own initiative with some independent action to prioritise engineering problems in the absence of the Asset Lead Engineer / Shift Manager

Benefits

• Subsidised Canteen
• Subsidised Staff Shop
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free On-site Parking
• Recognition Scheme