Shift Engineer

Shift Engineer (Multi-Skilled – Electrical Bias)
Location
Kettering
Package
Salary: £55,000+ per annum, plus 10% night shift allowance
Working Hours:
40 hours per week
Monday to Friday rotating shifts:Early,Day Late Night. Late shift includes on-call cover from Friday evening through to Monday morning on a rotational basis.
Holiday:
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Benefits:
Company pension with employer-matched contributions
Private healthcare cash plan
Employee discounts platform
Ongoing training and development opportunities
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for an experienced Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer with a strong electrical bias to join a busy manufacturing site. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining production equipment, improving reliability, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring all engineering activities are completed safely and efficiently.
This position would suit an apprentice-trained engineer with experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ideally within food, FMCG or another highly regulated industry.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across production equipment.
* Diagnose and rectify electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
* Maintain accurate maintenance records using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
* Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
* Support production teams to maximise equipment availability and efficiency.
* Review contractor risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) where required and issue permits to work.
* Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company safe systems of work, risk assessments and health & safety procedures.
* Complete dynamic risk assessments where necessary.
* Ensure maintenance documentation, operating manuals and technical information remain up to date and accessible.
* Maintain engineering workshops and plant areas to high housekeeping standards.
Key Objectives
* Maintain an excellent health and safety record.
* Deliver preventative maintenance schedules on time.
* Reduce equipment downtime and increase plant reliability.
* Support production to achieve operational targets.
* Promote a strong food safety and quality culture.
* Contribute towards continuous improvement and operational excellence.
* Achieve engineering KPIs relating to reliability, response times and maintenance completion.
Skills & Technical Experience
Essential
* Apprentice-trained Multi-Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias.
* Experience fault finding on PLC-controlled (Allen Bradley) machinery, HMIs and automated production equipment.
* Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques.
* Experience using CMMS maintenance systems.
* Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding ability.
* Excellent understanding of health and safety within a manufacturing environment.
Qualifications
Essential
* Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship.
* Level 3 qualification (City & Guilds or NVQ) in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering.
Desirable
* HNC or HND in Engineering.
* 18th Edition Electrical Regulations.
* IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH qualification.
* CompEx certification.
Shift Pattern
Average 37.5–40 hours per week on a rotating shift pattern:
06:00–14:00
08:00–16:00
14:00–22:00
22:00–06:00 (Sunday–Thursday nights)
On-call cover operates on a rotating basis, approximately one weekend in four.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business offering long-term stability, investment in engineering, and opportunities for professional development
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed