Shift Maintenance Engineer

Eat Real Snacks; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading snacks manufacturer in Nuneaton is seeking a Shift Maintenance Engineer to ensure the efficient running of production equipment. The role requires a professionally qualified engineer with excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The position involves both proactive and reactive maintenance activities on a continental shift pattern, aiming to minimize downtime and enhance performance. This opportunity offers the chance to work within a dynamic team focused on innovation and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment is desirable.
• Multi-skilled engineering experience like troubleshooting and fault finding is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient running of production equipment.
• Support proactive and reactive maintenance activities.
• Cooperate in the mechanics of a continuous improvement environment.
• Understand Health and Safety rules of the company.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Education

Professionally Qualified Engineer

Job description

At Proper Snacks, we’re passionate about creating innovative, healthy snacks with bold flavours and sustainable practices. Based in Nuneaton, our production site is home to a fast‑paced, high‑spec manufacturing environment where teamwork, innovation, and quality are at the heart of everything we do.

The Person:

An integral role within the engineering team, in this position you will play a key role in the overall improvement and optimisation of the factory. Maintaining the equipment with due care and attention at all times ensuring all malfunctions are reported appropriately.

The Role:

As a Shift Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be a vital member of the on‑site engineering team, ensuring the continued efficient running of production equipment and services. Working on a continental shift pattern (4 on, 4 off), you’ll support both proactive and reactive maintenance activities to minimise downtime, enhance performance, and maintain high safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• To cooperate in the mechanics of a continuous improvement environment.
• To fully understand the Health and Safety rules and regulations of the company and take responsible care for your own, and the Health and Safety of others affected by your work.
• To ensure minimal down time is experienced through fault‑finding techniques.
• To ensure at all times the appropriate equipment is used and in fit purpose.
• To ensure spares are ordered in the correct manner.
• A high standard of record keeping associated with any process and reporting of errors or non‑conformance.
• Effectively communicate with the management team and other departments when required.
• To maintain all safety devices and follow procedure for their operation reporting any malfunctions or misuse as a matter of urgency.

Essential:

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Confidentiality and professionalism in all undertakings
• Approachable, flexible and methodical
• Keen attention to detail, ability to solve issues
• Professionally Qualified Engineer

Desirable:

• Proven multi‑skilled engineering experience (Troubleshooting, Fault Finding, etc.)
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment

Shift Pattern:

4 days on, 4 days off,(2 days 2 nights, 12 hour shifts)

About PS:

PROPER SNACKS is the home of PROPER and Eat Real. The UK’s fastest‑growing major snacks company.

We’re a diverse team of builders, thinkers, creators and makers – based in London and Nuneaton and serving snackers across Europe. Our brilliant team are united by an insatiable curiosity and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. At PROPER SNACKS, we don’t sit still. We scale fast, dream big and back our people to make stuff happen. Our values keep us grounded: Be builder. Dream bigger. Seriously fun.

Whether you’re joining us in London – where the brands are built, and big ideas take flight. Or in Nuneaton where magic happens in our factory and every bag gets made – you’ll be part of a team shaking up the snacking world. Get a flavour of what life is like at PROPER SNACKS.

Drummond Street, London – NW1 3HP
Townsend Dr, Nuneaton – CV11 6TJ

Our Approach:

PROPER and Eat Real is an equal opportunities employer and we do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the recruitment or interview process.