Friday: 6-12 or 12-18
Saturday: 5.30-17.30
Sunday: 05.30-17.30
Monday-Friday: 14.00-22.00
Monday-Friday: 5-15
We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do.
We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset.
Our business began with meat, and we've developed and extend a market-leading expertise within Seafood, with unmatched quality globally. We’re always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.
We are looking for a professional and experienced Shift Engineer to join our growing Engineering team. As a Shift Engineer you will be a highly competent team member providing a safe and efficient engineering service to support production, and to ensure that a proactive approach is adopted to maintaining good machinery and operating efficiencies within a timely manner. The new hire will work collaboratively with other functions, taking hands on approach, and providing support, where required, outside core functional responsibilities.
During all activities ensures that the Health and Safety of themselves and others remains priority.
Correct or if unable to correct report any hazards which may lead to injury or food safety implications.
Ensures all activities are following food safety legislation and good manufacturing practices.
Ensure high standards of housekeeping are always maintained.
Ensure fast and effective response to breakdowns and handovers to Production are appropriately communicated.
Diagnosing faults and taking corrective action to ensure continuous service and identifying further improvements to increase equipment availability.
Participate in a multi-skilled team within own capabilities and undertake in any training and development exercises to progress.
Identify and share continuous improvement ideas that may contribute to Health & Safety and equipment uptime or maintenance cost improvements.
Ensuring planned maintenance work is completed on time and further work required is communicated to the Engineering Supervisor or Manager.
Flexibility to work across sites.
Having a flexible approach to hours of work and working within the team to provide engineering cover to meet the needs of the business.
Ensure that good food manufacturing practices are always maintained.
Required experience/expertise to succeed as a Shift Engineer will include:
Time served craft apprenticeship or equivalent training to NVQ level 3
Multi-skilled or work towards qualification
Must be a team player.
Highly motivated self-starter
Excellent communications skills
Can-do, hands-on approach to your work
Flexible in work approach
Be able to demonstrate a proven track record within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Great package with competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
Opportunities for development and internal promotion
Share Save scheme
Free car parking on site
Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
Hilton Food Group - Home (hiltonfoodgroupplc.com)
At Hilton Food Solutions, we specialise in connecting trusted global suppliers with customers across multiple food sectors, including retail, wholesale, foodservice, manufacturing and e-commerce.
Founded in 2016 and based in Huntingdon, UK, we work with a worldwide network of alliance partners and benefit from access to Hilton Foods’ ten European and three APAC processing sites. This allows us to deliver tailored solutions that meet diverse provenance, budgets and format requirements—covering a wide range of fresh and frozen proteins.
Our work is guided by five values:
• Collaborative – working together across teams, geographies, and partners to deliver real solutions
• Innovative – constantly improving and transforming the way we work
• Agile – responding quickly to change and staying ahead of market needs
• Ambitious – setting bold goals and achieving them alongside our customers
• Responsible – doing what’s right for people, communities and the planet
Our strength lies in building valued, long-term relationships grounded in quality, service and expertise. Innovation sits at the heart of what we do; our approach to product development ensures we continue to lead with high standards, technical excellence and globally recognised sourcing practices.
At Hilton Food Solutions, we pride ourselves on being more than a supplier - we’re a trusted partner in innovation, growth, and sustainability.
To get in touch with us, please contact Commercial-HFS@hiltonfoods.com
