Shift Engineer

📍 Ledbury, Herefordshire | 💼 Permanent | 💰 £43,500 - £46,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

🚨 2 Days | 2 Nights | 5 Days Off 🚨

Amcor is a global leader in responsible packaging solutions and one of the world's largest packaging manufacturers. Due to continued investment and growth at its Ledbury site, Amcor is seeking a skilled Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer to support the reliability, performance and continuous improvement of its manufacturing operations.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established engineering team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Working as part of a team of 10 engineers, you'll support a wide range of manufacturing equipment, production machinery, utilities and site assets, carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime and maximise production performance.

You'll use your electrical and mechanical fault-finding expertise to diagnose issues, implement repairs and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Key Responsibilities

* Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities

* Respond to breakdowns and undertake fault finding and repair

* Provide first-line engineering support to production teams

* Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults across manufacturing equipment

* Identify root causes and implement corrective actions

* Complete maintenance reports and documentation accurately

* Support continuous improvement projects

* Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with company standards

* Build strong relationships with colleagues, contractors and suppliers

* Support the development of apprentices and junior team members

About You

* Time-served apprenticeship and NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

* Minimum of 3 years' manufacturing experience

* Multi-skilled electrical and mechanical maintenance experience

* Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills

* Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance

* Good understanding of Health & Safety within manufacturing

* Computer literate, including Microsoft Excel and Word

* Strong team player with excellent communication skills

Desirable Experience

* HNC in an Engineering discipline

* PLC fault-finding experience

* Inverter drive (VFD/VSD) knowledge

* Pneumatics experience

* Basic electronics knowledge

* IOSH qualification

* Experience within packaging, FMCG, plastics, food manufacturing, printing or other automated production environments

What's On Offer?

✅ £43,500 - £46,000 basic salary

✅ Continental shift pattern:

* 2 days

* 2 nights

* 5 days off

* 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm / 7pm-7am)

✅ Annual bonus:

* 5% bonus when targets are achieved

* 7.5% bonus when stretch targets are achieved

✅ Up to 8% employer pension contribution

✅ 20 shifts annual leave

✅ Death in Service (6x annual salary)

✅ Group Income Protection Scheme

✅ Cycle to Work Scheme

✅ Discounted gym membership

✅ Employee Assistance Programme

✅ BHSF Health Cash Plan

✅ Employee discounts and social events

Why Join Amcor?

* Global leader in sustainable packaging solutions

* Stable and growing manufacturing business

* Diverse range of machinery and manufacturing equipment

* Strong safety and engineering culture

* Ongoing training and development opportunities

* Supportive team environment

* Excellent work-life balance through a favourable shift pattern

If you're a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Shift Engineer or Engineering Technician looking for your next challenge within manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.