Shift Engineer

Shift Engineer

Crick, Northamptonshire (NN6)
Monday to Friday – Rotating Shifts 06:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00
Salary: £42,000 - £47,500 per annum

Barker Ross are currently supporting the recruitment of a Shift Engineer on behalf of a market leading organisation within the food manufacturing and co‑packing sector.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful and fast‑paced operation that works alongside some of the UK's best known food brands, delivering innovative co‑packing, co‑filling and co‑manufacturing solutions nationwide.

As a Shift Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of production machinery and site operations, supporting both planned and reactive maintenance activities across the facility. This position is particularly suited to a mechanically biased engineer with strong fault‑finding and breakdown repair experience across production and packing machinery. The business is looking for someone who enjoys being hands‑on in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment and can respond effectively to machine breakdowns to minimise downtime.

You will work closely with Production and Operations teams to improve machine performance, maintain technical standards and support overall operational efficiency.

• Providing engineering support across the production operation
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance
• Responding to machinery breakdowns and production repairs
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical faults on production equipment
• Monitoring machinery and ancillary plant equipment
• Completing machine inspections and maintenance tasks
• Supporting machine change‑overs when required
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Assisting with colleague training and development
• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping and safe working practices
• Supporting operational teams to ensure production targets are achieved
• Completing scheduled engineering work to restore machinery to required standards
• Participating in weekend overtime where business needs require

• Previous engineering experience within manufacturing or production environments
• Mechanically biased engineer with strong breakdown and fault‑finding capability
• Experience working on production, packaging or automated machinery
• Food manufacturing experience would be advantageous
• Completed engineering apprenticeship desirable
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures
• Basic computer literacy
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills
  
  Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible approach with a strong work ethic

• Competitive salary package (£42,000 - £47,500 per annum)
• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Retail discount platform
• Long‑term career development opportunities
• Stable Monday-to-Friday shift pattern (06:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00)

If you are an experienced Engineer looking to join a growing and well‑established food manufacturing operation, we would be keen to speak with you.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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