Shift Engineer

Shift Engineer Birmingham Continental Shifts, 4 on 4 off. 2x12 hour days (6am - 6pm) and 2x12 hour nights (6pm - 6am) Average 42 hrs per week. £55,000 - £61,000 P/ a We're recruiting two Continental Shift Engineers for an established manufacturing business in Birmingham. This is a hands-on, multi-skilled role supporting production equipment, plant services and site improvement projects.

You'll work two 12-hour days (6am-6pm), followed by two 12-hour nights (6pm-6am), then four days off. The role - Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults to keep equipment running safely and reliably.

- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment and plant services.

- Work with heavy motorised and hydraulic plant, steam generation, boilers and high-pressure fluid systems.

- Identify recurring faults and deliver improvements that reduce downtime, energy use and waste.

- Support installations, statutory inspections and factory start-up and shutdown activities.

- Complete permits, risk assessments, CMMS work orders and clear shift handovers.

- Coordinate contractors where required and help maintain critical spares. What we're looking for You'll need practical mechanical and electrical maintenance experience, including a systematic approach to fault finding.

Experience with heavy motorised and hydraulic plant, steam generation or boiler house operations, and high-pressure fluid systems is required. A recognised engineering apprenticeship or BTEC qualification would be beneficial, as would the ability to read electrical or fluid control diagrams and experience using a CMMS. If you're a maintenance engineer who enjoys varied plant work and taking ownership of problems on shift, get in touch to discuss the opportunity.