Shift Engineer

About Europe Snacks

At Europe Snacks, we want to be a great place to work. We do that by making sure our values of Entrepreneurship, Excellence and Care sit at the heart of everything we do.

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

If you’re a hands‑on engineer who takes pride in keeping machinery running safely, smoothly and efficiently, this Shift Engineer role puts you right at the centre of our production operation. You’ll ensure equipment reliability, support continuous improvement, and help maintain the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and compliance.

The role

As a Shift Engineer, you’ll carry out essential maintenance, repairs and engineering tasks across a wide range of equipment — electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, refrigeration, heating, water systems and more. You’ll also support the installation and commissioning of new machinery, ensuring everything is safe, compliant and ready for production.

You’ll work closely with Production and other departments to minimise downtime, improve performance and deliver excellent service.

Key Responsibilities

Workshop Standards — Maintain a clean, tidy and secure engineering workshop.

Tool Control — Keep a full, clean and compliant inventory of tools within your toolbox.

Contractor Permits — Issue permits and support safe contractor management.

Workmate Task Execution — Complete daily engineering tasks to target, ensuring accurate logging.

Engineering Quality — Ensure all work meets food safety, hygiene, quality and H&S standards.

Planned Maintenance — Carry out PM tasks on plant, machinery and buildings, communicating with Production as needed.

Cross‑Functional Support — Work with other departments to deliver excellent customer service and meet statutory requirements.

Plant & Equipment Care — Diagnose faults, repair breakdowns and maintain a wide range of engineering systems.

New Installations — Assist with installation, commissioning and maintenance of new equipment.

Qualifications

GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Math's

Engineering Qualification required - Electrical/Mechanical or Multiskilled

Level 2 Food Hygiene Training

HACCP awareness

Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment (desirable)

Personal Qualities

• Positive, proactive attitude
• Professional and reliable
• Collaborative and supportive
• Strong delivery focus
• Commitment to personal and team safety
• Calm and effective under pressure

If you are passionate about engineering, problem-solving and keeping production running at it's best, this role offers the chance to grow, contribute and excel.

Europe Snacks is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us.

Please note, we have a preferred supplier recruitment agencies for this vacancy and kindly ask that other agencies do not contact us regarding this role. xwzovoh

Please note this role is not with sponsorship.