Shift Maintenance Engineer

Shift Maintenance Engineer (444136) Northampton, England

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 DOE

Hours:

42 hours per week average

Shift Pattern: 3 days on, 2 off, 3 nights on, 4 off. 12‑hour shifts, 7 to 7

We are recruiting for a Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a tier‑one packaging manufacturer within a fast‑paced production environment. This is a hands‑on, multi‑skilled role focused on keeping machinery running efficiently, reducing downtime, and supporting continuous improvement across the site.

The successful candidate will carry out fault finding, reactive repairs, planned preventative maintenance and general site engineering work across electrical and mechanical systems. You will work closely with production and engineering teams to improve reliability, maintain safety standards and support TPM/OEE initiatives.

Fault diagnosis and repair of production equipment

Electrical and mechanical maintenance across site machinery

Planned preventative maintenance and TPM activities

Supporting improvements to machine efficiency and downtime reduction

General site maintenance and safety checks

Working to health & safety, quality and hygiene standards

Strong electrical engineering background

Recognised engineering qualification, such as City & Guilds, ONC or NVQ

Manufacturing or production environment experience

Ability to read electrical drawings

Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, pneumatics and hydraulics

Electrical installation experience, 17th/18th Edition beneficial

Blow moulding or injection moulding experience would be advantageous

This is a great opportunity for a practical, proactive engineer who enjoys working in a fast‑paced manufacturing setting and wants to develop within a leading packaging business.