Shift Maintenance Engineer (Near Chester)

42k - 44k plus overtime

About the Role:

Join a leading packaging design and innovation company at their foodservice packaging site near Chester. We're looking for a skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer to join our maintenance team and help keep our production machinery running smoothly.

Job Purpose:

• Maintain and repair production machinery to high standards, ensuring minimal interruptions and breakdowns.
• Maintain comprehensive maintenance and service records.
• Devise, fabricate, and install improvements to production machines.

Responsibilities:

• Perform planned maintenance on plant and equipment.
• Respond to production machine breakdowns.
• Install and relocate production equipment.
• Specify and order spare parts.
• Complete maintenance records and required paperwork.
• Read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Conduct mechanical and pneumatic fault finding.
• Record daily activities and liaise with other departments.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Ability to read mechanical drawings.
• Strong mechanical skills, with at least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Electrical knowledge preferred but not essential.
• Experience in a high-speed, high-pressure production environment.
• City & Guilds qualification or equivalent.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Highly responsible, conscientious, and reliable.
• Good communicator with a strong work ethic.
• Flexible, able to prioritize effectively and adapt to variable workloads.
• Punctual, presentable, and with good attendance.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments, able to manage time effectively and multitask.
• Proactive with a can-do attitude.

Work Hours:

40 hours per week, rotating shifts including early, afternoon, and night shifts.

Benefits:

33 holidays including bank holidays

Pension plan

Life insurance

If you're an experienced mechanical engineer ready for a new challenge, apply today to join our dynamic team!