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Shift Engineer

Job in Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 4LA, England, UK
Listing for: Hunter Selection
Seasonal/Temporary position
Listed on 2026-09-13
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 57500 GBP Yearly GBP 57500.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Shift Engineer
Northampton
£57,500 + Overtime
12hr Shifts - 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off - 7-Cycles then 18 days off!
Benefits:

- Private Pension + X4 Life Assurance
Holidays Built into Shift Rota - Get 90 Days Off A year!
Discounted Memberships, 24/7 EAP
Would you like to work for a growing local business, that has the job security of being part of a multi-billion-pound global manufacturer, at their flagship UK site.
They are looking for an experienced Shift Engineer, that is mechanically biased, working a shift rota that gives you 90 days off a year + off days in between shifts!
Role & Responsibilities of a Shift Engineer:
Maintain all production, processing & packaging machinery
Electrical & mechanical fault finding and repairs
Complete PPM & TPM schedules
Dealing with motors, conveyors, PLC's, gearboxes, drives, sensors, hydraulics, pneumatics
Project work - new machine installs and continuous improvements
Ordering spares, parts and maintain site CMMS
Knowledge, Skills & Experience need to be a Shift Engineer:
Looking for a multi-skilled engineer, with a mechanical biased
Must have experience of working on industrial production, processing & packaging machinery
At least 5 years' experience outside of apprenticeship
Ideally have competed a formal apprenticeship scheme
NVQ or City Guilds qualified to level 3 or higher
Must be happy working a rotating shift pattern, with holidays built into a yearly rota
Computer literate - able to use SAP systems / CMMS

Experience of working on hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC's, control panels, gearboxes
Beneficial if able to do welding, fabrication and fitting work
Passionate about reliability engineering, continuous improvements, asset care management
If you do not get a response back on your application within 24-48 hours please presume you are unsuccessful.
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If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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