Shift Engineer (4-on/4-off) – FMCG Plant

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd; Chester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Career progression and development

Supportive teams

Continuous improvement projects

Job summary

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd in Chester is seeking a Shift Engineer for a permanent, full-time role within FMCG / Food Manufacturing. The shift pattern is 4 on 4 off, 07:00–19:00 and 19:00–07:00, with a 30-minute paid break.

The position offers a salary of £53,560 and reports to the Site Lead. You'll carry out PPM, reactive maintenance, servicing, and repairs across site machinery, diagnosing faults, and implementing solutions while ensuring safety, reliability, and continuous improvement within the

Qualifications

• Essential: Relevant engineering qualification, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
• Essential: Previous experience in manufacturing, FMCG, or food manufacturing environments.
• Essential: Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding and maintenance experience.
• Essential: Experience with planned preventative and reactive maintenance on industrial machinery.
• Essential: Ability to respond effectively to machinery breakdowns in a fast-paced production setting.
• Essential: Problem-solving skills to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Essential: Safe handling of industrial machinery with strict adherence to risk assessments.
• Essential: Ability to record maintenance activities using CMMS or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, servicing, repairs and inspections across site machinery and equipment.
• Respond promptly to emergency machine breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Diagnose causes of equipment faults and perform remedial work where possible during shifts.
• Provide handovers to the next shift and Engineering Team Leader with causes and recommended solutions.
• Ensure machinery remains safe, reliable, efficient and fit for purpose.
• Carry out overhauls, repairs, modifications and improvements to equipment.
• Support design, installation, commissioning, relocation and modification of machinery.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure control measures are implemented before work begins.
• Ensure activities comply with Health & Safety legislation and company requirements.
• Record all maintenance activities accurately in the CMMS.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and engineering standards.

Job description

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd in Chester is seeking a Shift Engineer for a permanent, full-time role within FMCG / Food Manufacturing. The shift pattern is 4 on 4 off, 07:00–19:00 and 19:00–07:00, with a 30-minute paid break.

The position offers a salary of £53,560 and reports to the Site Lead. You'll carry out PPM, reactive maintenance, servicing, and repairs across site machinery, diagnosing faults, and implementing solutions while ensuring safety, reliability, and continuous improvement within the