Shift Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Hull Salary: £50,145 Overtime Pension Life Assurance Panama Shift Pattern (Days & Nights, 12-hour shifts, average 42 hours/week) We're working with a well-established food manufacturer in Hull, known for their high standards, friendly culture, and investment in their people. They're looking for a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to support their continued growth and focus on reliability and performance. The Opportunity This is a hands-on engineering role with real impact. You'll be joining a close-knit maintenance team in a busy food production environment, where your mechanical expertise will help reduce downtime and improve equipment performance. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality PPM work, reacting quickly to faults, and using your problem-solving ability to get to the root of issues and not just patching them up. There's a strong emphasis on food safety, hygiene and compliance, so experience in a regulated environment like food or FMCG is highly valued. You'll also use your basic electrical knowledge to support fault finding and minor repairs as needed, working closely with production teams to keep everything running smoothly. Shift Pattern and Salary £50,145 per annum Panama shift pattern (2 on, 2 off, 3 on… then 2 off, 2 on, 3 off) Rotating days and nights – 12-hour shifts, averaging 42 hours per week What You'll Be Doing Carrying out planned preventative maintenance on a wide range of mechanical systems Responding to breakdowns and using root cause analysis to prevent repeat faults Working to high standards of food safety and hygiene at all times Supporting continuous improvement and reliability-focused projects Completing basic electrical tasks, including fault finding and minor repairs Communicating effectively with colleagues in production, engineering and QA What We're Looking For Time-served or qualified Mechanical Engineer with relevant experience in FMCG manufacturing Strong PPM background and a proactive approach to equipment care Confident in identifying root causes of faults and implementing sustainable solutions Understanding of food safety and hygiene requirements within a production environment Basic electrical competence (e.g. fault finding, isolations) Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven't received a reply from us within 14 days of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise. To learn more about our services, please visit consortiumrecruitment.co.uk