Maintenance Engineer / Multi Skilled Engineer (Night shift)

Unknown Recruitment Ltd; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a night shift role in Southampton, offering a salary of £43,000 plus a 25% shift allowance. The successful candidate will perform both planned and reactive maintenance on a variety of systems and must have relevant qualifications and experience in mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems. This is an opportunity to be part of a team focused on continuous improvement and high-quality standards.

Benefits

Overtime opportunities

Growth and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Completed engineering apprenticeship or extensive experience.
• Minimum qualification ONC, City & Guilds L3, NVQ L3 or equivalent.
• Proven ability to diagnose faults across various systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on systems.
• Ensure equipment is maintained to high standards.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Problem-solving

Mechanical systems

Pneumatic systems

Electrical systems

Education

ONC

City & Guilds Level 3

NVQ Level 3

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Engineer / Multi Skilled Engineer (Night shift) – Southampton, £50,000 - £53,750 Circa + Overtime & benefits

Location: Southampton

Shift: Nightshift 00:00 to 08:00

Salary: £43,000 (+25% Shift allowance)

Normal hours of work are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday 00:00am to 8:00am

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 to be successful in this position.

We are looking for Maintenance Engineers / Multi skilled Engineers who has completed an engineering apprenticeship (or can demonstrate extensive experience) with a minimum ONC, City & Guilds L3, NVQ L3 or equivalent qualification. Proven ability to diagnose faults and solve problems in a wide variety of mechanical, pneumatic and electrical systems.

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

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