Shift Engineer


Company:	Hunter Selection Limited
Salary:	£52,000 to £58,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LA
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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Summary

Shift Engineer

Leighton Buzzard

Up to £58,000

Days and Nights shift

24 Shifts Holiday

Enhanced Pension

Employee Assistance Program

3X Life Assurance

Discounts Platform

A market-leading manufacturer with a dominant position within its sector is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Leighton Buzzard. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, well-invested business that offers ongoing training, career progression and long-term development opportunities.

The Role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving a range of automated production equipment across a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This position is heavily focused on Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), with occasional reactive breakdown support. You'll work on a variety of machinery including conveyors, packaging lines, automation equipment and associated production machinery.

Working as part of an established engineering team, you'll report directly to the Engineering Manager or Shift Lead and play a key role in maximising plant performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on manufacturing and production equipment

Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults

Respond to breakdowns and minimise downtime where required

Maintain conveyors, packaging machinery and automated production equipment

Complete maintenance records and documentation accurately

Support continuous improvement and reliability projects

Ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with company procedures

Work closely with production teams to maximise operational efficiency

About You

Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Maintenance Technician or Shift Engineer

Background within FMCG, food manufacturing, packaging, pharmaceutical, automotive or high-volume manufacturing environments

Electrically or mechanically biased with multi-skilled capability

Strong fault-finding and maintenance skills

Experience carrying out both PPM and reactive maintenance

Engineering qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds, Apprenticeship or equivalent

What's On Offer

Market-leading manufacturing business

Predominantly PPM-focused role

Excellent training and development opportunities

Genuine career progression into senior engineering or leadership positions

Stable and growing business with continued investment

Supportive engineering team and management structure

Overtime opportunities available

If this role isnt quite for you but you have a similar background of engineering within manufacturing we would still love to hear from you so please drop your CV across to jackson@hunterselection.co.uk.

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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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