Maintenance Engineer / Multi Skilled Engineer (Night)

Unknown Recruitment Ltd; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a Maintenance Engineer for their client in Southampton. This night shift role offers a competitive salary of £43,000 plus a 25% shift allowance. Responsibilities include performing both planned and reactive maintenance on critical equipment in a manufacturing environment. Candidates must have completed an engineering apprenticeship or possess equivalent experience, with proven skills in diagnosing faults across mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems. A flexible and resilient attitude is essential.

Qualifications

• Completed engineering apprenticeship or extensive experience.
• Minimum qualification: ONC, City & Guilds Level 3, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Proven ability to diagnose faults and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Ensure process-critical equipment is maintained to the highest standards.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Diagnosing faults

Problem solving

Mechanical systems

Pneumatic systems

Electrical systems

Flexibility

Resilience

Education

ONC, City & Guilds Level 3, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Maintenance Engineer / Multi Skilled Engineer (Night Shift) – Southampton

Salary: £43,000 (+25% shift allowance). Normal working hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday 00:00 to 08:00.

Unknown recruitment is seeking experienced Maintenance Engineers for our Engineering client’s team based in Southampton. You will be part of a team that provides great opportunities for growth and development and values curiosity, courage, compassion, collaboration, and commercial thinking. The Maintenance Engineer positions will actively contribute to the achievement of Quality & Service goals and continuous improvement culture by ensuring that process critical equipment is maintained and cared for at all times. This is a busy and challenging environment, and both perseverance and flexibility in approach will be required for success.

We are looking for Maintenance Engineers / Multi skilled Engineers who have completed an engineering apprenticeship (or can demonstrate extensive experience) with a minimum ONC, City & Guilds Level 3, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent qualification. Proven ability to diagnose faults and solve problems in a wide variety of mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems.

Maintenance Engineer Responsibilities

• Mixture of PM and reactive maintenance work on bespoke manufacturing machines
• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems
• Ensure process‑critical equipment is maintained to the highest standards
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to quality and service goals
• Work collaboratively with production and engineering teams

Maintenance Engineer Requirements

• Completed engineering apprenticeship (or can demonstrate extensive experience)
• Minimum qualification: ONC, City & Guilds Level 3, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Proven ability to diagnose faults and resolve issues across a range of systems
• Fault diagnosis across mechanical, pneumatic & electrical systems
• Flexible, resilient, and committed to high standards of work