Maintenance Engineer

GRW Talent; Hawick; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

On-site role

Job summary

GRW Talent's client in the Scottish Borders is hiring a Shift Maintenance Engineer for an onsite role in Hawick. You’ll perform preventive maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and keep accurate maintenance records using a CMMS, supporting safe, efficient production.

The ideal candidate holds an engineering qualification or time‑served apprenticeship in mechanical, electrical, or multi‑skilled maintenance, with PLCs, hydraulics and pneumatics experience.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification or time-served apprenticeship.
• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer in manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with PLCs, hydraulics and pneumatics is beneficial.
• Strong problem-solving, fault-finding and maintenance record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventive maintenance on machinery and plant equipment.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns and diagnose faults.
• Coordinate maintenance around production demands with the Plant Leader.
• Update the CMMS with work orders, spare parts usage, and asset data.
• Monitor spare parts inventory and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Maintenance planning

PLC familiarity

Education

Engineering qualification or time-served apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Electrical systems

Job description

SHIFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER HAWICK, SCOTTISH BORDERS - ONSITE SHIFT ROLE 3 ON, 3 OFF - EXCELLENT SALARY AND BENS PLUS SHIFT ALLOWANCE

Based in the beautiful Scottish Borders (circa 1 hour south of Edinburgh), GRW Talent's client is a well-established global manufacturer providing solutions to the power, telecom and data centre markets. They have two sites in Scotland and form part of an international business stretching into Europe, the USA and Middle-East. The group is undergoing extensive growth and change right now, and they are currently looking to recruit a Shift Maintenance Engineer.

Reporting into the Engineering Lead, the Maintenance Shift Engineer is responsible for performing scheduled Preventive Maintenance, responding promptly to equipment breakdowns, and maintaining accurate maintenance records. Working closely with the Plant Leader and using the CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System), this role ensures that machinery and systems operate safely, efficiently, and reliably to support optimal production output.

Responsibilities:

• Preventive Maintenance - carry out routine, scheduled maintenance tasks on machinery and plant equipment, following established PM schedules.
• Breakdown Response & Troubleshooting - respond quickly to unplanned breakdowns, diagnosing faults and implementing effective repairs.
• Collaboration with Plant Leader to coordinate maintenance activities around production demands & communicate about upcoming PM tasks potential downtime.
• Update the CMMS promptly with completed work orders, spare parts usage, and any new asset information and maintain accurate records of all maintenance activities.
• Spare Parts & Inventory Management - monitor inventory levels, notifying procurement or management when stock replenishment is needed.
• Continuous Improvement & Reliability - recommend and implement improvements and assist in root cause analyses to address recurrent failures and develop solutions.

You should have a recognised engineering qualification and/or time-served apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electrical, or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineering with experience working as a Maintenance Engineer (or similar) in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Familiarity with PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, or other relevant systems is beneficial. You'll need to be competent in root cause analysis, fault-finding, and repair techniques with a solid understanding of predictive and preventive maintenance philosophies.

In this role you'll need to have flexibility to work a 3 on, 3 off rotating shift pattern (3 sets of dayshift, then 3 sets of nightshift, 12 hour shift pattern, 6am till 6pm then 6pm till 6am).

Your excellent base salary is supplemented by a good range of benefits, career development, training and the chance to join a friendly and committed team and culture.