Shift Engineer

Title: Shift Engineer

Location: Chester

Salary: £53,560

Industry: FMCG / Food Manufacturing

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Shift: 4 on 4 Off, 07.00 - 19.00 / 19.00 - 07.00, including a 30-minute paid break

Reporting To: Site Lead

Shift Engineer Benefits:

Company pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Career progression and development opportunities

Supportive engineering, production, and site leadership teams

Opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement and engineering projects

Key Shift Engineer Responsibilities:

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, servicing, repairs, and inspections across site machinery and equipment.

Respond promptly to emergency machine breakdowns throughout the plant to minimise production downtime.

Diagnose the cause of potential equipment failure, performance deterioration, and recurring faults, completing remedial work where possible during the shift.

Where issues cannot be resolved during the shift, provide a clear handover to the following shift and Engineering Team Leader, including the cause of the issue and recommended solution.

Ensure machinery and equipment remain safe, reliable, efficient, and fit for purpose.

Carry out overhauls, repairs, modifications, and improvements to machinery and engineering equipment.

Support the design, installation, commissioning, relocation, and modification of new and existing machinery and equipment.

Conduct appropriate risk assessments before undertaking maintenance activities and ensure all identified control measures are implemented before work begins.

Ensure all engineering activities are completed in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and company requirements.

Record all maintenance activities, breakdowns, repairs, and engineering work accurately within the CMMS.

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and contribute to improving engineering standards, equipment reliability, and overall plant performance.

Set, review, and maintain appropriate engineering standa...