Shift Engineer

Are you a hands-on Shift Engineer or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for your next opportunity within a busy production environment? We’re working with an established and successful organisation that is looking for an experienced engineer to join its Engineering team. This is a hands-on role where you’ll play an important part in keeping plant, machinery and production equipment operating safely and efficiently , working closely with both Engineering and Production colleagues.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you’ll be responsible for supporting both planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance , helping to minimise equipment downtime and keep production running smoothly. You’ll have a varied workload covering routine machinery checks, repairs, breakdown response and general maintenance across electrical and mechanical equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across plant and machinery
• Respond proactively to equipment faults and breakdowns
• Carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance and repairs
• Undertake regular daily, weekly and monthly machinery checks
• Identify and implement solutions to minimise production downtime
• Work closely with Production teams to ensure maintenance work causes minimal disruption
• Follow safe systems of work and all relevant health & safety procedures
• Support engineering and production staff with training where required
• Assist with health, safety and environmental audits
• Support risk assessments, permits to work, COSHH and PUWER assessments
• Maintain accurate engineering and health & safety records
• Attend major breakdown call-outs when required
• Provide additional shift cover during periods of annual leave, sickness or training
• Contribute to maintaining a clean, safe and efficient working environment
• Support continuous improvement and general engineering activities across the site

The role requires someone who is proactive and practical, with a genuine focus on keeping machinery running, reducing downtime and supporting production .

About You

We’re looking for an experienced maintenance engineer who can work confidently in a fast-paced production environment. Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience as a Shift Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or similar
• Strong hands-on experience in electrical and/or mechanical maintenance
• Experience within a manufacturing, production, plant or similar environment
• Experience carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance
• Good fault-finding and problem-solving ability
• A proactive approach to preventing machinery downtime
• Good understanding of workplace health & safety
• Experience with risk assessments, safe systems of work and/or PUWER/COSHH would be advantageous
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Production and Engineering teams
• Flexibility to work different shifts and provide additional cover when required
• A willingness to attend occasional breakdown call-outs

Why Join?

This is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys being hands-on and making a visible difference . You’ll be joining an established engineering function where your work will directly contribute to plant reliability, production efficiency and minimising downtime . If you’re a practical, solutions-focused engineer who enjoys variety and wants to be part of a busy production operation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now for a confidential conversation about the role.