Why choose Shift Hero?
Engineers, Not Recruiters
Shift Hero was built by engineers who understand the pressures of keeping production running. That’s why every engineer we supply is vetted by experienced professionals, not recruiters, to ensure you get the right skills for the job, every time.
Cut Downtime, Keep Moving
Every minute counts on the shop floor. Shift Hero helps you reduce downtime, whether planned or unexpected, by connecting you to skilled engineers within hours. No long hiring cycles. No red tape. Just fast, reliable support.
Support When You Need It
Unexpected absences? Sudden breakdowns? With Shift Hero, you’re never left short-handed. Gain access to a trusted network of on-demand engineers, ready to step in whenever and wherever you need them.
Engineers, Not Recruiters
Shift Hero was built by engineers who understand the pressures of keeping production running. That’s why every engineer we supply is vetted by experienced professionals, not recruiters, to ensure you get the right skills for the job, every time.
Cut Downtime, Keep Moving
Every minute counts on the shop floor. Shift Hero helps you reduce downtime, whether planned or unexpected, by connecting you to skilled engineers within hours. No long hiring cycles. No red tape. Just fast, reliable support.
Support When You Need It
Unexpected absences? Sudden breakdowns? With Shift Hero, you’re never left short-handed. Gain access to a trusted network of on-demand engineers, ready to step in whenever and wherever you need them.
We're here to support your businesses engineering needs 24/7 365 days a year
Shift Hero connects you with expert engineers, fast, flexible, and fully compliant. Minimise downtime and get your business moving again.
- Maintenance Support - Reinforce your in-house team during peak periods or backlog work without over-staffing.
- Project Installation - Deploy skilled labour during installations or upgrades where extra support is needed short-term.
- Holiday & Sickness Cover - Stay operational with flexible engineer cover for planned or unexpected absences.
- Smart Staffing Strategy - Scale support up or down based on demand with zero long-term commitment.
What we offer
Real time matching
We rapidly connect your request to a vetted engineer with the right skills, availability, and compliance status, without waiting for a call-back or agency admin.
Integrated shift management
From booking to compliance to hours worked, everything is handled in-platform, reducing paperwork and eliminating delays.
Transparent spend tracking
Track every hour worked, engineer deployed, and cost incurred, giving you full visibility and control over your shift cover budgets.
Geo-tagging & clock-in system
Our app-based location tracking and clock-in features ensure transparency, accurate timekeeping, and a reliable audit trail, giving you confidence that shifts start and finish on time.
Real time matching
We rapidly connect your request to a vetted engineer with the right skills, availability, and compliance status, without waiting for a call-back or agency admin.
Integrated shift management
From booking to compliance to hours worked, everything is handled in-platform, reducing paperwork and eliminating delays.
Transparent spend tracking
Track every hour worked, engineer deployed, and cost incurred, giving you full visibility and control over your shift cover budgets.
Geo-tagging & clock-in system
Our app-based location tracking and clock-in features ensure transparency, accurate timekeeping, and a reliable audit trail, giving you confidence that shifts start and finish on time.
Safe Contractor and IR35 Compliant
Shift Hero helps you achieve total compliance and be audit ready.
Who we support
FMCG
Reliable engineers to keep fast-moving consumer goods production running smoothly and efficiently.
Food & Beverage
Specialist support for food processing, packaging, and hygiene-compliant operations.
Pharmaceutical
Compliance-focused engineering for cleanroom environments and regulated manufacturing.
Automation
Skilled support for robotics, PLC systems, and high-tech automated production lines.
Utilities
Engineering services for water, gas, and energy infrastructure—minimising disruption and downtime.
Packaging
Experienced engineers to maintain and optimise packaging and bottling equipment.
Petrochemicals
Technical support for hazardous environments with a focus on safety and operational integrity.
How it works
From request to deployment, here's how Shift Hero makes engineering support seamless and reliable.
1. Request Engineer
Submit your shift or support request via our platform, 24/7 access, no contracts required.
2. Get Matched
We instantly match you with qualified, vetted engineers based on your specific needs and location.
3. Deploy & Support
Engineer is deployed rapidly, with full Shift Hero support, audit-ready documentation, and 100% transparency.
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Frequently asked questions
- Maintenance support - Reinforce your in-house team during peak periods or backlog work without over-staffing.
- Project installation - Deploy skilled labour during installations or upgrades where extra support is needed short-term
- Holiday and sickness cover - Avoid productivity dips by covering planned or unplanned absences with qualified professionals.
- Smart staffing strategy - Scale support up or down based on demand, without committing to full-time hires or long contracts.
Backed by decades of hands-on industry experience, ECS-UK is trusted by manufacturers, OEMs, and utilities to optimise performance, reduce downtime, and deliver smart, scalable engineering support.
In addition to Shift Hero's on-demand engineering cover, ECS-UK offers project delivery, control system integration, industrial automation, remote diagnostics, and long-term maintenance planning. Explore all ECS-UK services here.
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