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.