Join Our Growing Engineering Team
Are you a skilled Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next challenge in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Do you enjoy troubleshooting, improving equipment performance, and working with automated production systems?
At Hereford Contract Canning, we're investing in our future and expanding our Engineering team to support continued growth and new customer partnerships. We are looking for motivated Shift Engineer Technicians to help maintain and improve the performance, reliability and efficiency of our production operations.
About the Role
As a Shift Engineer Technician, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our production equipment operates safely, efficiently and reliably. Working as part of a dedicated Engineering team, you will provide both reactive and planned maintenance support while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
Safety, quality and operational excellence are at the heart of everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
- Diagnose and respond to equipment breakdowns, minimising downtime through effective fault finding and repair.
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities in accordance with maintenance schedules.
- Continuously monitor plant and equipment performance, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Support continuous improvement projects to enhance reliability, productivity and operational efficiency.
- Update and develop maintenance procedures to maximise asset performance.
- Work closely with production teams, engineers and contractors to resolve technical issues.
- Ensure all engineering activities are completed in compliance with health, safety and quality standards.
- Support the training and development of operators and colleagues on new and existing equipment.
- Assist in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurring failures.
About You
We're looking for someone who combines strong technical ability with a proactive and solution-focused approach.
Essential
- Completed engineering apprenticeship or equivalent time-served experience.
- Electrical and/or mechanical engineering qualifications (NVQ, City & Guilds, ONC, HNC or equivalent).
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Good communication and teamworking skills.
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths, English and Science.
Desirable
- Experience within FMCG, food, beverage or high-speed manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of automated production equipment.
- PLC interrogation and fault-finding experience.
- Experience contributing to continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary of £54,000 per annum, including shift allowance.
- Overtime opportunities.
- Investment in training and development.
- A supportive, safety-focused working environment.
- The opportunity to join a successful and growing manufacturing business.
- A key role in helping shape the future success of Hereford Contract Canning.
Apply Today
If you're a driven and proactive engineer looking to develop your career within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Join Hereford Contract Canning and help keep our operation performing at its very best.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £54,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hereford HR1 1JT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
