Shift Engineer

About the role

Deeside Cereals is looking for a multiskilled Shift Engineer to support plant operations in a fast‑moving consumer goods environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for both planned predictive maintenance and reactive maintenance of process, packaging and auxiliary equipment, ensuring high reliability and minimal downtime.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out planned predictive and reactive maintenance of process, packaging and auxiliary equipment.
• Perform workshop duties including machine repairs and component manufacture.
• Respond to machine and auxiliary failures, troubleshooting and fault‑finding on electrical and mechanical plant equipment, packaging machinery and site services.
• Install, commission and repair plant and facilities.
• Assist the Manufacturing Department with line adjustments, change‑overs and breakdowns.
• Drive improvements and reduce downtime through efficiency ideas.
• Train others on plant, building and auxiliary equipment.
• Stay up‑to‑date with new methodologies, technologies and engineering techniques as required.

Required profile

• Multiskilled Engineer with experience in an FMCG environment.
• Ability to carry out both predictive and reactive maintenance of plant equipment.
• Willingness to train others and adopt new engineering methods.

Required skills

• Predictive maintenance
• Reactive maintenance
• Electrical troubleshooting of plant equipment
• Mechanical fault‑finding and maintenance
• Packaging machinery maintenance
• Installation and commissioning of plant facilities
• Machine repair and component manufacturing