The Shift Engineer maintains plant machinery by repairing and improving systems, monitors performance, and ensures compliance with safety and quality standards.
Position Title: Shift Engineer
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Wombourne
Requisition ID: 36611
There's nothing beige about McCain...
Except our potatoes - and we're extremely passionate about them. When you join McCain, you'll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.
We've partnered with thousands of the country's supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It's all about elevation and creating something better. So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Shift Engineer is responsible for providing a high level of technical resource for the site equipment, covering mechanical disciplines.
Key tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR...
We are looking for a mechanically biased Shift Engineer with:
Experience
Knowledge
Skills
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in chips. For working hard, you'll also get a great hourly rate and some pretty good benefits including:
And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an impressive 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.
WHAT HOURS WILL I WORK?
The shift pattern is:
WHERE YOU'LL WORK?
You'll be based at our Wombourne plant in Staffordshire. And together, our small but perfectly formed team of over 110 colleagues produce our famous (and well loved) potato Smiles as well as our pre-baked Jacket Spuds.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Division: GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Department: Maintenance Engineering
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Wombourne
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Wombourne
Requisition ID: 36611
There's nothing beige about McCain...
Except our potatoes - and we're extremely passionate about them. When you join McCain, you'll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.
We've partnered with thousands of the country's supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It's all about elevation and creating something better. So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Shift Engineer is responsible for providing a high level of technical resource for the site equipment, covering mechanical disciplines.
Key tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Improving and promoting safety across the site, operating in accordance with Company Health, Safety and Quality standards and processes.
- Ensuring the smooth running of the plant and machinery
- Carrying out plant and machinery repairs proactive and reactive
- Monitoring Electrical and Mechanical systems performance
- Identifying and communicating improvements to machines and processes to increase overall equipment effectiveness, in line with Company Quality and Safety standards.
- Identifying and procuring critical plant spares
- Assisting contractors and subcontract labour
- Helping to identify, create and maintain PPM work schedules
- Recording all engineering work accurately on SAP work orders and notifications.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR...
We are looking for a mechanically biased Shift Engineer with:
Experience
- Craft Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering (essential)
- City & Guilds Mechanical Level 3 (essential)
- At least 5 years working in a maintenance/engineering department (essential)
Knowledge
- Health & Safety / Food Safety Best Practice (desirable)
- Quality Assurance Systems and Standards (desirable)
Skills
- Strong fault finding and diagnostic capabilities (essential)
- Understanding of PLC and SCADA systems would be beneficial (desirable)
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in chips. For working hard, you'll also get a great hourly rate and some pretty good benefits including:
- An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
- Optional health cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- 'Chips In' Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the long-term development of McCain communities across the globe
And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an impressive 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.
WHAT HOURS WILL I WORK?
The shift pattern is:
- 2 days on, 2 days off
- 2 nights on, 3 days off
- 3 days on, 1 day off
- 2 nights on, 4 days off
- 2 days on, 1 day off
- 3 nights on, 3 days off
WHERE YOU'LL WORK?
You'll be based at our Wombourne plant in Staffordshire. And together, our small but perfectly formed team of over 110 colleagues produce our famous (and well loved) potato Smiles as well as our pre-baked Jacket Spuds.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Division: GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Department: Maintenance Engineering
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Wombourne
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd
Top Skills
Plc
SAP
Scada
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