Shift Technician – Manufacturing & Packaging

About the role

The Shift Technician ensures that bottling and packaging equipment runs smoothly on a high‑speed production line. Working in shifts, you will maintain safety, food‑quality standards and equipment performance to meet production targets.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and service packaging machinery in line with safety and food‑safety standards.
• Perform preventive maintenance (OTIF) and respond quickly to breakdowns.
• Support calibration of process measurement equipment and periodic checks.
• Participate in 5S, housekeeping and continuous‑improvement activities.
• Capture performance data, analyse it and implement corrective actions.

Required profile

• 3–5 years of experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Trade Test Certificate (Millwright and/or Mechanical/Electrical).
• Proven experience with bottling and packaging machinery.
• Strong fault‑finding and troubleshooting abilities.
• Willingness to work shift patterns and respond to breakdowns promptly.

Required skills

• Fault‑finding and troubleshooting on production equipment
• Basic machining (drilling, cutting, welding, lathe)
• Preventive and breakdown maintenance
• Pneumatic and hydraulic system knowledge
• Reading technical drawings, schematics and manuals
• Hands‑on experience with conveyors, fillers, cappers, labellers
• Understanding of alignment, bearings, gearboxes and drive systems
• Knowledge of PLCs, Servo drives, AC drives
• Food safety standards (GMP/HACCP)