Shift Engineer in Bristol

Shift Engineer – Avonmouth Bakery

Shift: 4 on 4 off days and nights

We’re looking for a Shift Maintenance Engineer to keep our high-speed production lines running safely and efficiently at our Avonmouth Bakery .

You’ll spend the majority of your time on mechanical fault finding, repairs and preventative maintenance , with enough electrical knowledge to work safely, diagnose faults and support line recovery .

This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ideal for an engineer who enjoys fixing problems properly and minimising downtime.

We are open to strong engineers who have just passed their NVQ level 3 EPA as well as experienced engineers.

Key Responsibilities;

• Mechanical fault finding and repair on production and packaging equipment
• Planned and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Electrical fault diagnosis (sensors, motors, drives, panels). Safety focused, not design-led.
• Rapid response to breakdowns to keep production running
• Identify and implement reliability and improvement opportunities
• Work safely, following site and legal engineering standards

What We’re Looking For

• Open to electrical or mechanical bias (altough mechanical preffered)
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline
• Manufacturing or FMCG maintenance experience
• Confident with mechanical systems: gearboxes, bearings, chains, conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics
• Electrical safety awareness and fault-finding capability
• Practical, proactive engineer with a strong work ethic

Benefits Baked In

All colleagues can choose from a wide range of benefits in addition to salaries, based on their individual needs.

• Three levels of pension scheme to choose from – employer contribution of up to 7.5%
• Aviva DigiCare+ Workplace App includes: \’at home\’ Annual Health Check, Digital GP consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinions and much more
• Enhanced parental leave (and flexibility where possible to suit your needs)
• Access to funded physiotherapy sessions
• Wellbeing support and campaigns to help you stay active and healthy, be financially prepared, and support your mental wellbeing
• Opt in plans for money back towards the cost of opticians, dentist, physiotherapist and more
• A benefits platform for all, Hovis Choice:

• £££ Savings and cashback offers on day-to-day spending
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme