Shift Engineer (Multi Skilled)

Stateside Foods Ltd; Westhoughton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Stateside Foods Ltd is recruiting a Multi Skilled Shift Engineer (Electrically biased) to join our Engineering Department. The role covers 4 on / 4 off shifts days and nights at our large food production site.

You will lead the engineering team, drive PMs, improve plant reliability, and ensure safety and compliance. The successful candidate will have a strong electrical engineering background, experience in FMCG, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Qualified engineer with electrical bias and maintenance experience.
• Strong knowledge of engineering best practices and safety compliance.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a maintenance team.
• Experience in FMCG or food production environments is preferred.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support the Shift Engineering Manager and lead the engineering team.
• Develop site engineering practices and standards for maintenance.
• Resolve engineering issues and ensure timely PMs.
• Maintain safety standards and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage workload and daily tasks while supporting production.
• Diagnose faults quickly and rectify to restore operations.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Planned maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Effective communication

Lean & 5S

H&S awareness

Education

Trade qualification

Higher tech qualification in engineering

Time served apprenticeship

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Multi Skilled Shift Engineer (Electrically biased) to join our Engineering Department working 4 on / 4 off both days and nights.

Purpose of the Role:

Reporting to the Engineering Shift Manager and as part of the Shift Engineering Team, the Shift Engineer plays a key role within the department, responsible for the proactive development and delivery of all site engineering functions at a large food production plant. Providing assistance to the Shift Engineering Manager and Lead Technician. The Shift Engineer is expected to support and work closely with production to deliver business results ensuring all PMs are completed punctually. Monitoring ongoing plant performance improvement, the role will also include maintaining high standards of safety, statutory compliance, condition monitoring, continuous improvement and people development to enable maximum plant availability from the engineering equipment. Responsible for own safety and safety of others online shift decisions line shutdown / start-up and plant optimisation. Escalation and breakdowns, recording downtime and handing over information onto the next shift.

Key responsibilities:

• To support the Shift Engineering Manager
• Development of the site engineering practices
• Resolve engineering issues through the engineering team
• Implement standards for maintenance of the plant/site
• Management of workload and daily tasks set by the Engineering Manager
• Endure fast and efficient response under breakdown conditions
• To quickly diagnose faults and rectify
• Sharing Site specific knowledge
• Promote working relationships between engineering and all other departments
• Promote/encourage continuous improvement, lean and 5S within the company
• Ensure all duties carried out with due regard to policies and procedures of company, in particular H&S
• To ensure planned maintenance work is completed to a strict time schedule
• Clear communication and a can-do attitudeAdhere to the company’s H&S policies and procedures
• Adhere to the company’s Hygiene policies and procedures

Skills and Experience required:

Qualified Engineer

Knowledge of engineering best practice

Ability to lead team

Ability to manage and continually develop team

Knowledge of Continuous Improvement

Effective communication

Effective team work across all site functions

Trade qualification

Higher tech qualification in engineering skill

FMCG experience and/or Food industry

Time served apprenticeship in multi-skilled maintenance or an electrically based apprenticeship or equivalent.