Shift Technician

Job Title: Shift Technician

Location: Wolverhampton

Pay Range/details: £30,000 to £34,000 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Omega are supporting a worldwide packaging provider in their search for a Shift Technician, working on a continental shift, to support and assist production trained staff in their duties, working as part of a team to ensure the machinery runs as efficiently as possible whilst making quality goods, fit for purpose.

Technicians work a continental shift pattern on a rolling shift pattern, 4 on 4 off, 2 days, 2 nights from 2 x days (06:45am to 19:00pm) 2 x nights (18:45pm to 07:00am) and 4 x days off.

Key Responsibilities – Shift Technician

• Perform day-to-day general remedial work including repairs of plant, equipment and machinery and replacement of consumable machine parts.
• Attend simple breakdowns and conduct remedial action for internal NCRs (non-conformances).
• Assist and learn calibration and repair techniques for machines and ancillary equipment.
• Escalate electrical and complex breakdowns to the engineering team.
• Help maintain the production areas to a high standard.
• Ensure all necessary documentation is updated and produced in a timely manner.
• Cross train for key production roles such as production support, material handling, warehouse and quality control.

What we can offer – Shift Technician

• Enhanced pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Fantastic Career Progression Opportunities.

For more information on this role, please contact Michael Farrell on or send a copy of your CV to

Candidates who are currently a Shift Technician, Assembly Technician, Mechanical Technician or a Machine Fitter, may be suitable for this position.

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