Night Shift Engineering Manager

Night Shift Engineering Manager

Job Title:

Night Engineering Shift Manager

Location:

Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Salary:
Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Shift: 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.

Food Manufacturing / Factory Maintenance

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

• 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.