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Senior Multi-Skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer - High-Speed FMCG Food & Drinks Manufacturing Sector

Location: West Midlands

Commutable from Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Birmingham, Telford, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Stone, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Smethwick, West Bromwich, Cannock, Bromsgrove, Halesowen

Salary: £48,000 - £52,000 + Shift Allowance + Benefits

The Opportunity

An established and expanding beverage manufacturing operation is seeking an experienced multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join their team in a senior capacity. With recent investment in cutting-edge production equipment, they are looking for a professional who can bring leadership, technical excellence, and industry best practice to the shift engineering function.

The Role

As a Senior Multi-Skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer, you will lead engineering activities on shift, mentor less experienced colleagues, and ensure high standards of equipment reliability. You will bring ideas from blue-chip, best-in-class manufacturing environments, helping to embed lean and continuous improvement methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

Lead shift maintenance activities, delivering both PPM and rapid breakdown response.
Provide advanced fault diagnosis and repair on mechanical, electrical, and automated systems.
Mentor and develop junior engineers, sharing technical knowledge.
Implement lean principles, TPM, and other continuous improvement techniques.
Work with management on CAPEX and plant upgrade projects
Two shift system rotating - Monday to Friday only.

About You

Time-served engineer with significant FMCG or high-speed manufacturing experience.
Strong electrical and mechanical skills, with PLC fault-finding expertise (Siemens/Allen-Bradley).
18th edition qualification
Proven record of applying lean or TPM methodologies to improve performance.
Experience mentoring and leading engineering colleagues.
Proactive, solutions-focused, and safety-conscious.

The Benefits

Senior-level salary plus shift allowance.
Involvement in strategic projects and operational improvements.
Opportunity to influence engineering standards and culture.
Career progression in a well-invested, growing operation.

To apply without delay please send your CV with reference LX #(phone number removed)