Shift Engineer


Company:	Hunter Selection Limited
Salary:	£57,000 to £57,500 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Northampton, NN3 6XJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	13 Nov 2026

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Summary

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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