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Shift Maintenance Engineer
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King's Dyke, Cambridgeshire, PE7 2PG, England, UK
Listed on 2026-07-03
Listing for:
McCain Foods Ltd
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-03
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position Title:
Shift Maintenance Engineer Position Type:
Regular
- Full-Time Grade:
Scale NO GRADE
Requisition In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences
-together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy. Benefits of the role. Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in chips. Our hourly rates are competitive within the local area, which we can share with you once you have applied. You'll also get some pretty good benefits including:
An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay Medicash Optional health cash plan - makes everyday healthcare affordable by letting you claim cash back on routine treatments like dental check-ups, eye tests, and physiotherapy. It also provides 24/7 virtual GP access and mental health support, keeping you and your family covered from just a few pounds a month.
Cycle to work scheme TELUS health wellbeing - which includes lots of corporate discounts 'Chips In' Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future.
We have an impressive 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out. About the role. Our Maintenance Engineers work as part of a multi-disciplined team carrying out first-line maintenance tasks and improvements on equipment throughout the factory efficiently and effectively. You'll provide feedback on completed tasks into the engineering maintenance system to ensure equipment histories and costs are kept up to date and to enable follow-up work to be identified and planned.
This is a shift-based role working a combination of 12 hour shifts across days and nights to a set rota. Reporting into the Shift Engineering Manager, you will also Consider all implications when carrying out designated tasks to minimise wasted time and materials Have a "Fix it right, now" work ethic and use Root Cause Analysis to determine the underlying reasons behind problems and failures and act on the findings Be observant at all times when in the plant and report any deficiencies that cannot be rectified Provide and implement ideas to improve manufacturing, efficiency and equipment reliability Work safely, with regard for your duty of care to yourself and to others who may be affected by your work.
Adhere to company policies and procedures at all times Work in liaison with other departments as required and provide support and assistance where possible Enter accurate, detailed feedback on all completed tasks into the CMMS on a daily basis Work closely with your Line Manager to ensure the smooth execution of both day-to-day maintenance tasks and shutdown work Ensure the upkeep and reliability of all plant and equipment in your shifts designated area by feeding back requirements to your Line Manager To identify through knowledge and analysis, areas that will contribute to improved product quality or plant efficiency Playing a pivotal role in communicating and coordinating the activities associated with change Support the driving improvements initiative on site, and understand and implement the basic principles of lean manufacturing What we're looking for.
You will ideally have experience of working in a busy maintenance department, ideally within a food manufacturing department. You will also have BTEC/ NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent (Essential) Time served apprenticeship in Engineering or similar industry (Essential) City and Guilds 2391 or similar Multi-skilled qualification in additional disciplines (NVQ L2 / City & Guilds) Broad knowledge of modern maintenance techniques Wide range of engineering practical fundamentals Practical engineering experience At McCain, we actively champion ex-military talent.
If you tick the technical boxes but not the experience of working in Manufacturing, we would…
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