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Shift Engineer

Job Posted: 18 hours ago

Salary: £ 53,560 - 53,560 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: CH1, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Expire in: a month

Job Description

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 standards and procedures to support continuous improvement.

Shift Engineer Requirements:

Essential:

  * Relevant engineering qualification, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical engineering experience.

  * Previous experience working within a manufacturing, production, FMCG, or food manufacturing environment.

  * Strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering fault-finding and maintenance experience.

  * Proven experience carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on industrial machinery and equipment.

  * Experience responding effectively to machinery breakdowns within a fast-paced production environment.

  * Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes of equipment failures and implement effective solutions.

  * Ability to work safely and confidently with industrial machinery and engineering equipment.

  * Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements and the importance of completing risk assessments before maintenance activities.

  * Ability to accurately record maintenance activities, breakdowns, and engineering work using a CMMS or similar maintenance system.

Desired:

  * Time-served engineering apprenticeship.

  * Relevant electrical or mechanical engineering qualification such as City & Guilds, ONC, HNC, HND, or equivalent.

  * Experience with root cause analysis, continuous improvement, reliability improvement, and engineering standards.

  * Experience working with CMMS maintenance systems

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