Night Shift Electrical Bias Multi-Skilled Engineer

We're recruiting an Electrical Bias Multi-Skilled Engineer for a permanent night shift role within a leading Food FMCG manufacturing plant. This role is offering an excellent work-life balance with no weekend working and the opportunity to play a key role in maintaining a highly automated production environment.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring maximum equipment uptime through proactive maintenance, rapid fault finding and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

* Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production and packaging equipment.

* Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns, diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults.

* Perform fault finding on PLC-controlled machinery (fault finding only – programming experience beneficial but not essential).

* Support continuous improvement projects to enhance reliability, efficiency and plant performance.

* Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in accordance with food manufacturing standards.

* Complete maintenance records accurately using the site's CMMS.

* Work collaboratively with production teams to minimise downtime and maximise productivity.

About You

We're looking for an engineer who has:

* Recognised engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC/HND or equivalent).

* Strong electrical fault-finding skills with good mechanical knowledge.

* Previous experience within a Food, FMCG, Packaging, Pharmaceutical or high-speed manufacturing environment.

* Experience working with conveyors, motors, drives, sensors, pneumatics and automated production equipment.

* A proactive approach with excellent problem-solving skills.

* The ability to work independently on permanent night shifts.

What's on Offer

* £50,000 base + 15% Night Shift Allowance

* £57,500 salary

* Monday to Friday night shifts only (22:00 – 06:00)

* Overtime opportunities

* Company pension

* Holiday allowance

* Training and development opportunities

* Long-term career progression within a growing FMCG business
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed