Senior Shift Engineer

We are supporting a global manufacturing business in their search for an additional Senior Shift Engineer. This role is is to lead the engineering response for reactive works and supporting the PPM schedule. The shift is rotating days and nights and is hour shifts per year. Overtime is also available at time and a half and double time for Sundays.
The Senior Shift Engineer will oversee up to 2 Engineers per shift and work with various site teams to implement robust solutions, reducing downtime through breakdown and assessing business priorities. This is a safety critical site and work is completed to the highest standards.
Core duties include:

• Management and control of the day to day activities of the Shift Engineers
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of shift logs and CMMS work orders
• Provide timely and proactive communication of work status, escalation and updates to the right people at the right time
• Effectively manage and develop the Shift Engineering services and ensure accurate timekeeping and holiday rotation maintained ensuring, service is not negatively affected
• Promote, develop and sustain problem solving techniques across the Shift Engineering team
• Carry out reactive tasks across the site, supporting all areas of the site and ensure appropriate follow up
• Participate in planned maintenance activities during equipment shutdowns, and effectively monitor downtime information and identify areas for improvement and corrective actions

Skills and experience required:

• HNC (or Nationally recognised equivalent) Mechanical or Electrical qualification
• Nationally recognised apprenticeship
• IOSH managing safely
• Ideally BSth Edition
• Hydraulic, Pneumatic/Controls experience
• Confined space training
• Practical experience of working as an engineer in a manufacturing, chemical or process environment with a proven track record of maintenance service delivery
• Strong people management skills and ability to integrate differing functional demands
• Competent role model with coaching, monitoring and excellent training skills

If you are seeking a leadership role in maintenance, then this is not to be missed. There is also a market-leading benefits package on offer. Full job description available on request. Apply today for immediate consideration!