Maintenance Engineer

Orange Monkey Recruitment; Ramsey; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime

31 days holiday

Pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Training opportunities

Job summary

Orange Monkey Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a night shift at a busy onion packing site in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. The role involves keeping production and packing equipment running safely through the night, with either Monday–Friday nights or a four-on, four-off pattern.

You will be the sole engineering presence on shift, tackling electrical and mechanical breakdowns, carrying out planned maintenance and driving improvements while upholding strict health, safety and hygiene

Qualifications

• Multiskilled maintenance experience in manufacturing
• Electrical and mechanical fault-finding experience
• Able to work nights and independently

Responsibilities

• Respond to electrical and mechanical breakdowns
• Complete planned preventative maintenance and servicing
• Fault‑finding across production and packing machinery
• Maintain equipment reliability and reduce downtime
• Support continuous improvement and maintain records

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Independence

PPM scheduling

Education

Engineering qualification

Apprenticeship

Tools

Electrical diagnostics

PLC knowledge

Job description

Job Role: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Ramsey, Cambridgeshire

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience and shift pattern

Shift: Permanent nights - Monday to Friday or four on, four off

Overtime available

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a night-shift position with some genuine flexibility around how you work?

This Maintenance Engineer opportunity is based at a busy food-manufacturing site specialising in onion packing. The business is open to either a Monday-to-Friday night shift or a four-on, four-off pattern, allowing the exact arrangement to be discussed with the right person.

You’ll be the sole engineering presence during your shift, so this position needs someone experienced, dependable and comfortable making decisions without another engineer standing beside them.

The role

As the Maintenance Engineer, you’ll take responsibility for keeping the production and packing equipment running safely and efficiently throughout the night.

• Responding to electrical and mechanical breakdowns
• Completing planned preventative maintenance and servicing
• Fault-finding across production and packing machinery
• Reducing downtime and improving equipment reliability
• Working closely with production to prioritise engineering requirements
• Identifying recurring faults and supporting continuous improvement
• Completing engineering records and maintenance documentation
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety and food hygiene

What they’re looking for

The Maintenance Engineer they need will have strong multi-skilled maintenance experience within a manufacturing, production, food, FMCG or packaging environment.

• Electrical and mechanical fault-finding experience
• Experience maintaining automated production or packing machinery
• The ability to work independently and make confident decisions
• A proactive approach to breakdowns, PPMs and equipment reliability
• A recognised engineering qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience
• The flexibility to work permanent nights

What’s on offer?

This Maintenance Engineer position comes with:

• £45,000-£60,000 depending on experience and agreed shift pattern
• Paid overtime
• 31 days' holiday including bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Life assurance and income protection
• Training, development and mentoring opportunities
• Retail, supermarket and holiday discounts
• Electric car and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice schemes
• A Great Place to Work accredited employer

The site is based in Ramsey and is commutable from Peterborough, Huntingdon, March, Chatteris, Whittlesey, St Ives and the surrounding Cambridgeshire area.

This role may also suit a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or Engineering Technician.