Job Description

Our client is a leading manufacturer within the FMCG sector, specialising in the production of high-quality products for a wide customer base. With a strong focus on innovation, efficiency, and product consistency, they operate using modern manufacturing processes and maintain high industry standards across their operations.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer with a Mechanical Bias to join a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on, on-the-tools role focused on maintaining, repairing, and improving mechanical and electromechanical production equipment across the site. The successful candidate will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and supporting production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out mechanical maintenance, fault finding, and repairs across production and packaging machinery
• Complete Planned Preventative Maintenance to reduce downtime and improve reliability
• Diagnose and repair faults on conveyors, gearboxes, pneumatics, hydraulics, and wider plant equipment
• Carry out MIG/TIG welding, fabrication, repairs, and machinery modifications
• Support fault finding on control systems, including PLCs, VSDs, and sensors
• Work on a range of FMCG equipment including conveyors, extruders, ovens, fryers, heat exchangers, compressors, baggers, weighers, and packaging lines
• Carry out root cause analysis on breakdowns and support continuous improvement activity
• Complete maintenance logs, reports, and CMMS updates accurately
• Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime and support smooth site operations
• Follow site health & safety, GMP, environmental, and engineering standards at all times

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Strong mechanical engineering background within manufacturing, FMCG, food, or similar environments
• Proven welding and fabrication experience, ideally MIG/TIG
• Experience maintaining and repairing industrial machinery
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience with PPM systems and preventative maintenance
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work well under pressure
• Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with production and engineering teams

Desirable Skills:

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• PLC fault finding or automation experience
• Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement
• Food Safety Level 2
• Experience working with high-speed packaging or processing machinery

Benefits Include:

• Competitive Salary
• 12-hour day shift pattern, 7am – 7pm
• Rotating shift pattern:
  • Week 1: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on
  • Week 2: 2 off, 2 on, 3 off
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment
• Hands-on mechanical role with welding, fabrication, and fault-finding variety
• Opportunity to support equipment improvements and reliability projects
• Work with a wide range of processing and packaging machinery

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.