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Shift Engineer Stratford, London Contract Umbrella or PAYE only Continental Shift (4 on 4 off) Pay Rate Negotiable We are recruiting an experienced Maintenance Engineer for a busy, high-volume food/FMCG manufacturing site in Stratford. This is a genuine long-term contract with excellent extension potential due to continued capex and production upgrades. Key Responsibilities Carry out planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance on high-speed production and packaging lines Fault-finding and repair on a wide range of equipment including conveyors, wrappers, flow-wrappers, check-weighers, metal detectors, labellers, palletisers, robots, mixers, ovens, depositors, chillers etc. Electrical tasks (if electrically biased): 3-phase systems, inverters, drives (Siemens/Allen-Bradley/Omron), motors, sensors, control panels, PLC interrogation (fault finding, not programming) Mechanical tasks (if mechanically biased): pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, chains, gearboxes, pumps, valves, shafts, welding/fabrication when required Support continuous improvement, PPM schedules and project/upgrade work Complete all paperwork and CMMS updates accurately (training given on site system if needed) Adhere to strict food-safety, hygiene and H&S standards at all times Required Experience & Qualifications Time-served apprenticeship or formal qualification (NVQ/City & Guilds/HNC etc.) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Proven multi-skilled maintenance experience within FMCG, food, beverage, dairy or pharmaceutical manufacturing (essential we cannot consider candidates from other sectors) Strong fault-finding ability on fast-moving production/packaging equipment 17th or 18th Edition (for electrical candidates) highly advantageous Comfortable working in a chilled/food production environment (PPE provided) Flexible attitude and happy to commit to a long-term rolling contract Immediate or short notice availability preferred For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on 01453 796617 or send a copy of your CV to For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field please visit our website Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors. TPBN1_UKTJ