Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer

Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer

Location: Glenfield, Leicester (LE3)
Salary: Negotiable, dependent on skills and experience
Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off | Days and Nights
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

We're recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing business at its site in Leicester.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with a strong mechanical and electrical skill set to join a busy, automated manufacturing environment, supporting production and ensuring machinery and site services operate safely and efficiently.

The Role

Working as part of the engineering team, you'll be responsible for maintaining plant and equipment, responding to breakdowns and helping to maximise production uptime.

Key responsibilities include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across mechanical and electrical equipment.

• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective repairs to minimise downtime.

• Maintaining machinery, equipment and tools to ensure safe and reliable operation.

• Working closely with production teams to improve equipment performance and reliability.

• Investigating breakdowns, identifying root causes and preventing recurring faults.

• Maintaining accurate maintenance records, engineering KPIs and shift handovers.

• Supporting continuous improvement and effective asset care programmes.

• Ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures, permits to work and food safety standards.

• Coordinating third-party contractors where required.

• Supporting the safe and efficient operation of automated production equipment and site services.

About You

We're looking for a proactive, hands-on engineer who can work independently, solve problems logically and thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience in a multi-skilled maintenance engineering role within food manufacturing.

• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.

• Experience working with automated machinery and production equipment.

• Previous experience working night shifts.

• Knowledge of preventative maintenance and continuous improvement.

• An understanding of food safety, health and safety and good manufacturing practices.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.

Bakery experience is desirable but not essential.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on skills and experience.

• BUPA Healthcare Cash Plan.

• Death in Service benefit.

• Cycle to Work scheme.

• Free products from the on-site bakery.

• Annual prize draws with the chance to win prizes worth up to £10,000.

• Employee referral scheme offering up to £500.

Shift Pattern

A continental-style 4 on, 4 off rotation:

• 2 day shifts: 6:00am-6:00pm.

• 2 night shifts: 6:00pm-6:00am.

• 4 days off.

Apply Now

If you're a Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next opportunity within a modern manufacturing environment, apply today with your latest CV.