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Night Shift Engineering Manager

Pioneer Selection LtdDoncaster, South Yorkshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 19 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You will have the opportunity to lead a dedicated engineering team and contribute to a leading food manufacturing business that prioritizes investment in its people and infrastructure. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, allowing you to develop your leadership skills while ensuring operational excellence in a dynamic environment.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Posted
1 month ago

Job Description

NIGHT SHIFT ENGINEERING MANAGER

Job Title: Night Engineering Shift ManagerLocation: Doncaster, South Yorkshire Salary: Competitive + Excellent BenefitsShift: 4 on, 4 off | Nights | 12-hour shifts

Job Role of the Night Engineering Shift Manager

An excellent opportunity has become available for a Night Engineering Shift Manager to join one of the UK's leading food manufacturing businesses. This role offers the chance to lead a highly skilled engineering team within a fast-paced production environment, working for a company that continues to invest heavily in its people, equipment and engineering infrastructure.

As the Night Engineering Shift Manager, you will lead a team of four multi-skilled engineers, ensuring engineering support is delivered safely and efficiently to maximise plant availability. You will be responsible for coordinating both planned and reactive maintenance activities, driving engineering standards and supporting continuous improvement across the site.

Sector – Food Manufacturing / Factory Maintenance

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Night Engineering Shift Manager

  • Previous experience leading or supervising an engineering team within an FMCG or manufacturing environment.
  • Electrically biased with a recognised engineering qualification.

Essential Requirements for the Night Engineering Shift Manager

  • Time-served Electrical Engineer with NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent qualification.
  • Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding experience.
  • Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Proven ability to prioritise engineering activities to support production targets.
  • Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.

Requirements for the Night Engineering Shift Manager

  • Previous experience working as an Engineering Shift Manager, Engineering Team Leader or Senior Maintenance Engineer within the UK.
  • Experience leading planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities.
  • Strong knowledge of automated production machinery and continuous improvement techniques.
  • Ability to work closely with Production, Technical and Hygiene teams to ensure maximum site performance.
  • Experience producing detailed shift handovers and maintaining accurate engineering records.

The Night Engineering Shift Manager will benefit from:

  • Joining one of the UK's leading food manufacturing businesses.
  • A leadership role with responsibility for your own engineering shift team.
  • Working within a business that continually invests in its people, engineering function and manufacturing facilities.
  • Excellent training, development and long-term career progression opportunities.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details contact Begum Halil at Pioneer Selection.

As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you automatically become eligible for our referral scheme.

You will receive £250 for every candidate we place in permanent employment who has been recommended by you. Terms and Conditions apply - please see our website for further details.

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