Shift Production Engineer - Two Week Rota

Verallia; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in glass packaging is seeking a Production Maintenance Engineer at their Knottingley site. The role involves supporting production operations, ensuring efficiency and quality standards, and addressing equipment issues. This position offers the opportunity to be part of a successful team and advance your career within the industry.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained or comparable skills and experience in maintenance.
• Ability to work unsupervised to a high standard.
• Flexible to adapt to changing factory needs.

Responsibilities

• Support production changeovers and ensure production efficiency.
• Resolve equipment breakdowns promptly.
• Deliver PPM schedules.

Skills

Pro-active approach

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Ability to prioritise workload

Education

NVQ in an electrical discipline

Job description

Verallia UK is one of Europes most prominent manufacturers of premium glass containers, providing exceptional quality glass packaging for some of the worlds most prestigious spirit brands for over one hundred years. Glass is infinitely recyclable making it an important packaging material of today and more importantly of the future, as such the glass industry is an exciting and sustainable business to work in and be part of.

We have three sites all based in West Yorkshire andare currently seeking to recruit highly motivated and pro-active individual to join our Engineering Department as a Production Maintenance Engineer at our Knottingley site.

Reporting to the Engineering Team Leader, the main purpose of the role is to provide on-going and continuous support to production operations, ensuring optimum production efficiency at all times and that manufactured ware meets customer quality standards. Duties include supporting production changeovers throughout the day, the accurate and prompt set up of line and inspection equipment. attending to and resolving equipment breakdowns in a timely manner, as well as the delivery of PPM schedules.

Suitable candidate should be both enthusiastic and committed, and have a can-do, pro-active approach to work. Ideally candidate will be apprentice-trained, however, if applicant can demonstrate a high level of skills and knowledge within a similar role, with relevant transferrable skills then they will also be considered. The ability to work unsupervised to a high standard, work well within a small team and be able to prioritise their workload, as well use their own initiative, are essential behaviours and attitudes required for this role. In addition, an NVQ in an electrical discipline would be favourable, however, is not essential.

This is a day position working Monday to Friday on a new two week rolling rota, consisting of one week 7.00am to 16.00pm followed by 9.00am to 18.00pm the following week. However, there is an element of flexibility required for this role and, as such, this may change from time to time to suit factory needs.

This is an exciting time to join a successful team, make an impact and be a proud part of the future journey of the organisation. Therefore, if you are looking to broaden your skillset and take on a new challenge where you can make a difference, then this could the next step for you and your career.

Anyone wishing to apply for the above position should do so via the link below submitting an up-to-date CV and covering letter, stating why you would like to apply for this position and outlining any relevant skills. why you would like to apply for this position and outlining any relevant skills. Alternatively, apply in writing to Jodie Coulson, HR Officer, at Verallia UK, 7 Fernley Green Road, Knottingley, WF11 8DJ.

Closing date: 6th June 2025