Maintenance Night Shift Engineer

Job description:

Join a Leading Food Manufacturing Business

Teamwork Partnership is recruiting on behalf of a leading food manufacturing business for an experienced Night Shift Engineer to join their engineering team in Ashton-under-Lyne.

This is an excellent opportunity for a multi-skilled engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ensuring production equipment operates safely, efficiently and reliably while driving continuous improvement across the site.

The Role

As a Night Shift Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining production machinery, responding to breakdowns, carrying out planned preventative maintenance and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to maximise equipment uptime and production performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults.
• Respond quickly to production breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Support production teams with equipment and process issues.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and shift reports.
• Promote a strong Health & Safety culture across the site.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement projects.
• Assist with engineering projects and equipment upgrades.
• Train and support production operators on equipment best practice.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety, Quality and Health & Safety standards.

About You

We're looking for someone with:

? HNC, HND or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Engineering discipline
? Previous experience as a Shift Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer within manufacturing (food manufacturing preferred)
? Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills
? Good understanding of preventative maintenance systems
? Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations within manufacturing
? Excellent communication and team-working skills
? A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

What's on Offer

• Permanent full-time position
• Competitive salary
• Career progression opportunities
• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive engineering team
• Modern manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to work for a leading food manufacturer.

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person