Day Shift Maintenance Engineer

Vickerstock; Carrickfergus; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £37k-£40k

Mon-Fri 7am-3pm

38-hour week

Day shift, no nights

Job summary

Vickerstock is partnering with an established manufacturing business in Carrickfergus to recruit a Day Shift Maintenance Engineer. The role offers a Monday to Friday pattern with no night shifts and a salary up to £40,000.

You will perform planned preventative maintenance across a range of production equipment, improving reliability and reducing downtime, with potential to move into a breakdown-based role in the future.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship and time-served in an electrical or mechanical discipline.
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance on production machinery.
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proactive approach to maintenance, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production machinery and equipment.
• Inspect, service and maintain equipment to ensure safe and reliable operation.
• Identify mechanical and electrical faults and carry out repairs as required.
• Support development and improvement of preventative maintenance schedules.
• Identify recurring machinery issues and recommend improvements to increase reliability.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production to minimise disruption.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
• Assist with reactive maintenance and breakdowns when required.
• Ensure all activities comply with health and safety procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.

Skills

Time-served

NVQ Level 3

Maintenance experience

Fault-finding

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical

Job description

Day Shift Maintenance Engineer

Location: Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 Hours: Monday - Friday, 7am - 3pm (38 hours per week)

Vickerstock are proud to be working in partnership with an established manufacturing business in Carrickfergus to recruit a Day Shift Maintenance Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served engineer to join an experienced engineering team, working Monday to Friday with no night shifts and a salary of up to £40,000.

The position will primarily focus on planned preventative maintenance, ensuring production machinery is maintained to a high standard and operates safely and efficiently. There is also potential for the successful candidate to move into a shift-based breakdown maintenance role further down the line, depending on performance and business requirements.

The Role

As Day Shift Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for carrying out planned maintenance activities across a range of manufacturing equipment, helping to improve machinery reliability, reduce unplanned downtime and support production efficiency.

Working closely with engineering and production colleagues, you will play an important role in identifying potential equipment issues before they result in breakdowns.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production machinery and equipment.
• Inspect, service and maintain equipment to ensure safe and reliable operation.
• Identify potential mechanical and electrical faults and carry out repairs where required.
• Support the development and improvement of preventative maintenance schedules.
• Identify recurring machinery issues and recommend improvements to increase equipment reliability.
• Work closely with production colleagues to coordinate maintenance activities and minimise disruption.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
• Assist with reactive maintenance and breakdowns when required.
• Ensure all engineering activities are completed in line with health and safety procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing facility.

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship and be time-served in an electrical or mechanical engineering discipline.
• A minimum of NVQ Level 3 qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance on production machinery.
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of an engineering team.
• A proactive approach to maintenance, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

What's on Offer

• Salary of £37,000 - £40,000, depending on experience.
• Monday to Friday, 7am - 3pm.
• 38-hour working week.
• Day shift position with no night shifts.
• Primarily planned preventative maintenance, rather than a breakdown-focused position.
• Potential to move into a shift-based breakdown maintenance role in the future, subject to individual performance and business requirements.
• Opportunity to join an established manufacturing business.

This position would suit a time-served Maintenance Engineer who is looking to move away from shift work or secure a consistent Monday-to-Friday working pattern, while retaining the opportunity to move into a more breakdown-focused role in the future.

All conversations will be treated in the strictest confidence.