Job Description:

Shift Engineer

📍 Bedford
💰 £50,000 + Shift Allowance + Overtime Available

We're recruiting for an experienced Shift Engineer to join a busy engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established operation where safety, reliability and engineering excellence are at the heart of everything they do. You'll play a key role in carrying out maintenance, inspections and repairs, helping to ensure operational performance and compliance across a high-volume engineering environment.

Working a 5 days out of 7 shift pattern, you'll be responsible for planned preventative maintenance, fault finding, inspections and repair work, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance are consistently achieved.


The Role

• Carry out servicing, maintenance and repair activities
• Conduct inspections, diagnostics and fault-finding across a range of assets
• Perform mechanical and electrical repairs to ensure safe and reliable operation
• Complete all work in accordance with regulatory and company requirements
• Respond to breakdowns and support operational requirements when necessary
• Maintain accurate service and maintenance documentation
• Contribute to high levels of equipment availability and operational performance

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in a Shift Engineer or similar engineering role
• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent qualification in HGV or PSV
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills
• Understanding of vehicle maintenance and repair procedures
• Ability to work independently and hit the ground running
• Commitment to health & safety and quality standards

What's On Offer

🔧 £50,000, 22days plus banks, secondment opportunities, free bus travel, pension 3% matched, employee assisstance programme
💰 Overtime opportunities
📚 Ongoing training & development
🚀 Career progression opportunities
🛠 Modern workshop environment
🤝 Supportive engineering team
🏦 Pension scheme
🎁 Excellent employee benefits package

If you're an experienced engineer looking for a stable role with long-term career prospects, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now for immediate consideration. 🚍🔧

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Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.