Our client is a leading manufacturer within the FMCG sector, specialising in the production of high-quality products for a wide customer base. With a strong focus on innovation, efficiency, and product consistency, they operate using modern manufacturing processes and maintain high industry standards across their operations.
Job Role & Key Responsibilities:
We are recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer with a Mechanical Bias to join a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on, on-the-tools role focused on maintaining, repairing, and improving mechanical and electromechanical production equipment across the site. The successful candidate will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and supporting production efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out mechanical maintenance, fault finding, and repairs across production and packaging machinery
- Complete Planned Preventative Maintenance to reduce downtime and improve reliability
- Diagnose and repair faults on conveyors, gearboxes, pneumatics, hydraulics, and wider plant equipment
- Carry out MIG/TIG welding, fabrication, repairs, and machinery modifications
- Support fault finding on control systems, including PLCs, VSDs, and sensors
- Work on a range of FMCG equipment including conveyors, extruders, ovens, fryers, heat exchangers, compressors, baggers, weighers, and packaging lines
- Carry out root cause analysis on breakdowns and support continuous improvement activity
- Complete maintenance logs, reports, and CMMS updates accurately
- Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime and support smooth site operations
- Follow site health & safety, GMP, environmental, and engineering standards at all times
The Ideal Candidate will have:
- NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Strong mechanical engineering background within manufacturing, FMCG, food, or similar environments
- Proven welding and fabrication experience, ideally MIG/TIG
- Experience maintaining and repairing industrial machinery
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Experience with PPM systems and preventative maintenance
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work well under pressure
- Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with production and engineering teams
Desirable Skills:
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
- PLC fault finding or automation experience
- Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement
- Food Safety Level 2
- Experience working with high-speed packaging or processing machinery
Benefits Include:
- Competitive Salary
- 12-hour day shift pattern, 7am – 7pm
- Rotating shift pattern:
- Week 1: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on
- Week 2: 2 off, 2 on, 3 off
- Opportunity to work in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment
- Hands-on mechanical role with welding, fabrication, and fault-finding variety
- Opportunity to support equipment improvements and reliability projects
- Work with a wide range of processing and packaging machinery
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.
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