Senior Shift Engineer
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Up to £57,000 + Shift Allowance + Excellent Benefits
3 on / 3 off | Rotating Days & Nights | 6am6pm / 6pm6am
A well-established packaging manufacturer is looking to appoint a Senior Maintenance Engineer to support its highly automated production operation This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced multi-skilled engineer to step into a senior-level shift engineering role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining site performance, supporting engineering improvements, and assisting with the day-to-day coordination of engineering activities on shift.
The business operates a modern automated facility supplying products into major UK markets and continues to invest heavily in engineering reliability, automation, and operational performance.
The Role Working within a busy engineering department, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving automated production and packaging equipment while acting as a senior point of support for the wider engineering team during shift operations.
This is a highly hands-on role where you will be heavily involved in fault finding, breakdown response, and resolving complex engineering issues across the site. Youll be expected to take the lead on more challenging technical problems, support root cause analysis activities, and assist the wider engineering team in driving long-term reliability improvements.
This role will suit a strong electrically biased engineer who enjoys fault finding, supporting others, and working within a fast-moving automated manufacturing environment where no two shifts are the same.
Key Responsibilities
Responding to complex equipment breakdowns and carrying out effective fault diagnosis
Acting as a senior engineering support during shift operations
Assisting engineers with challenging technical and electrical faults
Supporting root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities
Completing planned preventative maintenance activities
Fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems
Supporting machinery upgrades, installations, and commissioning
Supporting and mentoring junior engineers where required
Working closely with production teams to maximise equipment uptime
Maintaining accurate engineering and maintenance records
Ensuring engineering work is completed safely and to a high standard
What Were Looking For We are keen to speak with experienced engineers who have a strong background within FMCG, packaging, manufacturing, or automated production environments. xsngvjr
The successful candidate will be technically strong, calm under pressure, and confident taking ownership of more complex engineering challenges during shift operations
Ideal Background
Time-served Multi-Skilled Engineer / Senior Engineer / Shift Engineer
Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Previous experience within FMCG, packaging, manufacturing, or process industries
Apprentice trained, NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC, or equivalent engineering qualification
Experience working with automated production or packaging machinery
Strong understanding of PLC-controlled systems
Siemens S7 PLC experience would be highly advantageous
Knowledge of drives, motors, relays, sensors, conveyors, pumps, valves, and control systems
Previous experience supporting or mentoring engineering teams would be beneficial
Comfortable working within a fast-paced production environment
Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
Benefits Salary up to £57,000
3 on / 3 off shift pattern offering excellent work-life balance
Company pension scheme
Life assurance
Ongoing training and development
Long-term career progression opportunities
Stable and growing manufacturing business
Modern automated production environment
Supportive engineering team and strong site culture
This role may also be suitable for candidates with experience as a:
Senior Shift Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Supervisor, Shift Engineering Technician, Automation Engineer or Electrical Bias Engineer.