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 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