Mechanical Shift Engineer

Contract Mechanical Shift Engineer

South Wales - easy access from most locations | Inside IR35 (via Umbrella) | 3-6 month initial contract with likely extension | Rate DOE

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a well established FMCG manufacturer in South Wales with the recruitment of Contract Mechanical Shift Engineers to support their maintenance team on site. These roles are available immediately.

You’ll join an experienced engineering team on a busy, well invested manufacturing site. The role will involve a mix of planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown support and some project work, working on a range of high speed production and packaging equipment.

The site has good engineering support and well equipped workshop facilities, allowing the team to carry out a large proportion of work in house.

You’ll work 12 hour shifts, either 6am‑6pm or 6pm‑6am, on a rotating pattern of 2‑3 days on and off. The rota runs in two week blocks of days followed by two weeks of nights.

• Time served mechanical apprenticeship
• Experience working in an FMCG or high speed manufacturing environment
• Strong mechanical fault finding and maintenance skills
• Welding and machining experience would be advantageous

If you’re an experienced mechanical maintenance engineer looking for a solid contract within a well run manufacturing environment, apply now.

Please note:

whilst we aim to respond to all applicants, due to the high volume of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you have not heard from us within 7 days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. Please keep an eye on our website for other opportunities.