Night Shift Maintenance Engineer

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MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Location: Wickford Salary: £45,000 – £54,000
Shift: 10:00pm – 6:00am (38 hours per week, ideally Monday–Friday – flexibility available)
Job Role of the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer A fantastic opportunity has opened for a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (80/20 max) join a stable, well-established manufacturing business known for its strong reputation and long-term job security. This is a company where engineers are valued, supported, and given the tools they need to perform at their best.. This is a newly created role to strengthen night-shift engineering coverage as the site continues significant investment and expansion.
Operating within a highly automated, COMAH-regulated manufacturing environment, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance across all production plant and site services.
Working as part of a three-engineer night-shift team (mechanical and electrical), you will play a key role in minimising downtime, improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability and maintenance efficiency.
Sector – Factory Maintenance
Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer · Mechanical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing environment. · Hands-on experience with pre-planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance in a fast-paced factory. · Multi-skilled capability with basic electrical competency (as you may be the sole engineer on shift at times).
Essential Requirements for the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer · Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills. · Mechanical engineering qualification (apprentice trained preferred). · Candidates without apprenticeship must hold strong relevant qualifications (NARIC approval considered). · Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
Desirable Requirements · Experience working within the UK manufacturing sector. · Exposure to continuous improvement, 5S, Health & Safety systems, and breakdown analysis. · Forces background welcomed.
(Sponsorship is not available for this role.)
The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Will Benefit From · Employment with a market-leading, heavily invested manufacturing organisation. · £45,000 basic + 20% night shift allowance (OTE potential higher with overtime). · Profit-related bonus. · Pension and life assurance included in a comprehensive benefits package. · 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays. · Extensive overtime opportunities with enhanced rates. · Significant training and development – opportunity to become fully multi-skilled across a wide range of specialist equipment. · Modern, open-plan manufacturing environment with on-site parking and access to discounted products. · Clear progression opportunities as the business continues to invest and expand, with future team leader potential.
If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.
For further details contact Eyleesha Bhatti at Pioneer Selection
As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you automatically become eligible for our referral scheme.
You will receive £250 for every candidate we place in permanent employment who has been recommended by you. Terms and Conditions apply please see our website for further details.

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Location:
Wickford
Salary:
£50,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering;Engineering

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