Shift Engineer

If you like solving problems under pressure and keeping production moving, you'll be busy from minute one.\n\nYou'll be joining a well invested FMCG site supplying major retail customers, with a strong engineering function and ongoing investment into reliability and equipment upgrades.\n\nRewards & Benefits\n\nLet's start with what actually matters.\n\nCompetitive salary package\nMarket leading pension\nLife assurance\nGenerous holiday entitlement\nColleague discount scheme\nFlexible benefits platform\nHealthcare cash plan\nAviva Digital GP access\nWellbeing support via Vita Health\nEmployee assistance support services\nSalary finance options\nFamily friendly policies and enhanced leave\nRetail, leisure and lifestyle discounts\nRecognition and reward schemes\n\nWhat You'll Actually Be Doing\n\nPlanned preventative maintenance across production equipment\nFast response breakdown work under real production pressure\nElectrical and mechanical fault finding across complex machinery\nSupporting production changeovers and shift handovers\nDriving reliability and reducing repeat failures\nWorking closely with production to keep downtime under control\nKeeping maintenance records tight and accurate\nMaking sure safety and food standards are never optional\n\nWhat You Need to Bring\n\nNVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering\nFMCG or fast paced manufacturing experience\nStrong mechanical and electrical fault finding skills\nExperience with conveyors, motors, pumps, packaging or similar kit\nA hands on, practical approach rather than theory heavy thinking\nAbility to make decisions quickly when things go wrong\nUnderstanding of food safety systems (HACCP) preferred\n17th Edition useful but not essential\n\nWhat You Get Out Of It\n\nStrong salary package\n4 on / 4 off shift pattern (built in rest days)\nPension and life assurance\nDiscount schemes across retail and lifestyle\nHealthcare cash plan and GP access\nGenuine engineering team on site, not just firefighting\nDevelopment and progression within a large FMCG groupThis is not a quiet maintenance role. It's for engineers who like being in the middle of it, not watching it happen from a distance