Maintenance Engineer (Shift)

Looking for a shift role that gives you real time off, long breaks built into the rotation, and the chance to work with modern production machinery?

This Maintenance Engineer position offers exactly that, plus long-term stability and progression.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be part of a skilled engineering team responsible for keeping key production equipment running safely, efficiently, and reliably. You’ll complete a training period on day shift before moving onto a structured shift pattern that gives you six days off at a time, while still offering a competitive annual income and strong benefits.

Job Responsibilities

To ensure a high standard of maintenance to attain factory performance goals

Deliver high-quality mechanical maintenance to ensure factory performance targets are consistently met

Carry out mechanical setup, changeovers, and production support across a range of process equipment

Diagnose and repair electrical breakdowns quickly and effectively (PLC faults, motors, sensors, drives, control panels, etc.)

Perform planned preventive maintenance to reduce downtime

Support fabrication, machining, and installation of plant and machinery

Fault finding and repair of breakdowns

To be fully aware of factory safety issues and work in a safe manner at all times 

Person Specification

Recognised apprenticeship (City and Guilds, NVQ or equivalent)

Experience of Production equipment, maintenance in a diverse factory environment

Dual skilled (Electrical/Mechanical maintenance)

Good diagnostic skills

Electrical/Mechanical maintenance experience

Extrusion experience preferable

Higher qualification (eg ONC/HNC) or equivalent experience

Computer literate (stores systems and Maintenance Management Systems) 

Hours of Work

You will start training on the day shift and then move onto your set shift pattern where you’ll be rostered to work 1758 hours per annum. This consists of 143 rostered 12 hours and 15 minutes shifts (usually between the hours of 6.45am to 7pm, 6.45pm to 7am) and one 6-hour training session.

The Shift pattern is usually:

2 day shifts

45am to 7pm

2 night shifts

45pm to 7am

6 days off 

The Company will aim to give at least 2 weeks’ notice if a change to the published roster is required. Holiday entitlement is built into time off shift so the employee cannot book days off. They can do shift swaps to create more time off.

Pay and Benefits

£49,500 per annum

£250 annual tool allowance

Overtime

Onsite free parking

Childcare vouchers

Company pension