Chester
Title: Shift Engineer Location: Chester Salary: 53,560 Industry: FMCG / Food Manufacturing Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Shift: 4 on 4 Off, 07.00 - 19.00 / 19.00 - 07.00, including a 30-minute paid break Reporting To: Site Lead • Company pension scheme, • Holiday allowance, • Career progression and development opportunities, • Supportive engineering, production, and site leadership teams, • Opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement and engineering projects, • Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, servicing, repairs, and inspections across site machinery and equipment., • Respond promptly to emergency machine breakdowns throughout the plant to minimise production downtime., • Diagnose the cause of potential equipment failure, performance deterioration, and recurring faults, completing remedial work where possible during the shift., • Where issues cannot be resolved during the shift, provide a clear handover to the following shift and Engineering Team Leader, including the cause of the issue and recommended solution., • Ensure machinery and equipment remain safe, reliable, efficient, and fit for purpose., • Carry out overhauls, repairs, modifications, and improvements to machinery and engineering equipment., • Support the design, installation, commissioning, relocation, and modification of new and existing machinery and equipment., • Conduct appropriate risk assessments before undertaking maintenance activities and ensure all identified control measures are implemented before work begins., • Ensure all engineering activities are completed in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and company requirements., • Record all maintenance activities, breakdowns, repairs, and engineering work accurately within the CMMS., • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and contribute to improving engineering standards, equipment reliability, and overall plant performance., • Set, review, and maintain appropriate engineering standards and procedures to support continuous improvement., • Relevant engineering qualification, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical engineering experience., • Previous experience working within a manufacturing, production, FMCG, or food manufacturing environment., • Strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering fault-finding and maintenance experience., • Proven experience carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on industrial machinery and equipment., • Experience responding effectively to machinery breakdowns within a fast-paced production environment., • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes of equipment failures and implement effective solutions., • Ability to work safely and confidently with industrial machinery and engineering equipment., • Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements and the importance of completing risk assessments before maintenance activities., • Ability to accurately record maintenance activities, breakdowns, and engineering work using a CMMS or similar maintenance system., • Time-served engineering apprenticeship., • Relevant electrical or mechanical engineering qualification such as City & Guilds, ONC, HNC, HND, or equivalent., • Experience with root cause analysis, continuous improvement, reliability improvement, and engineering standards., • Experience working with CMMS maintenance systems. #J-18808-Ljbffr