Maintenance Engineer (Nights)

Night Shift Engineer – Maintenance Engineer (Multi Skilled)

DS Smith Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Shift: Sunday – Thursday 10pm – 6am.

The Engineering Department at Kettering has an exciting opportunity for a Night Shift Engineer to join the team. The role entails coordinating and conducting all routine preventative and reactive asset maintenance to ensure safe operation and equipment reliability to meet production demands. You will also manage routine maintenance, spare parts inventory, and the expedition of additional spares or support requirements to deliver the equipment back to production within agreed timescales.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for own and others health and safety whilst at work, operating in line with SSOW (safe systems of work) and company procedures to enable a safe working environment.
• Take a proactive approach to continually improve housekeeping standards in engineering workshops and around the site.
• To work in support of a preventative maintenance strategy; undertake work of a predictive, preventive, and repair nature.
• Meet and exceed set KPIs for safety, quality, and productivity.
• Ensure contractors are appropriately supervised and comply with contractual commitments and site operating processes.
• Document and communicate as necessary comprehensive maintenance records.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and colleagues to improve team and cross-departmental relations.
• Ensure appropriate training is completed for both self and others to maintain professional and technical skills.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Electrical or Mechanical engineer accredited to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or BTEC.
• Evidence of PPM implementation, delivery, and control.
• Must have a demonstrable background in a maintenance environment.
• Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence training e.g. 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Problem Solving techniques.
• Experience in a fast‑paced, multi‑shift manufacturing environment.
• Experience of using SAP is an advantage.
• Comfortable using Microsoft packages such as Excel.
• Ability to handle purchasing, stock control, and supplier communication and correspondence via a variety of business systems.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Qualifying Sick Pay scheme.
• Pension scheme & Life insurance.
• Share Save scheme.
• Income Protection.
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

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