Maintenance Engineer – Nights

Hireful Ltd; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime premium 1.25x

31 days annual leave

Training funding

Healthcare cashback

Discounts

Pension

Life assurance

Free refreshments

On-site parking

Career progression

Job summary

Hireful Ltd in Nantwich is seeking an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to maintain production lines, perform planned maintenance, and fix faults across PLC-controlled equipment, conveyors and packaging systems.

You'll cover nights (Sun–Thu, 10pm–6am) with potential day work initially to speed up onboarding. Enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, and clear career progression within a busy manufacturing group.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Proven maintenance experience in manufacturing/FMCG/agriculture or similar.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills; PLC experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and react to breakdowns to maximise uptime.
• Work on motors, drives, PLC-controlled machinery, conveyors, pellet presses and packaging equipment.
• Support continuous improvement and safety initiatives.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

Independent worker

Night shifts

Education

NVQ Level 3

City & Guilds

BTEC

Tools

PLC-controlled machinery

Job description

Salary:up to £55k base + great benefits

Location:Nantwich, Cheshire – Good commutes from Chester, Tarporley, Crewe, Winsford, Sandbach, Whitchurch, Northwich, Stoke-on-Trent

Hours:Nights (Sunday to Thursday 10pm – 6am)

You may need to work days at the start of your tenure to get you up to speed

Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer or Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer who thrives on fault-finding, fixing problems and keeping production running? Join a busy manufacturing facility and play a vital role in maintaining the machinery that produces high-quality animal feed for farmers across the UK.

You’ll take ownership of planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns, working with everything from motors, drives and PLC-controlled systems to conveyors, pellet presses and automated packaging equipment. With a strong electrical focus and solid mechanical skills, you’ll help maximise reliability, minimise downtime and drive continuous improvement.

What’s in it for you?

• Enjoy competitive monthly pay
• Enhanced overtime at 1.25x your hourly rate
• 31 days’ annual leave including bank holidays
• Funded accredited training to support your development
• Medicash healthcare cashback
• Shopping and travel discounts
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Free refreshments
• Secure on-site parking

You’ll also have access to exciting career progression opportunities across a wider group of three established businesses, giving you the chance to develop your skills and build a long-term career.

What we’re looking for

You’ll hold an NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent engineering qualification, with proven maintenance experience in manufacturing, FMCG, agriculture, food production or a similar process environment. Strong electrical fault-finding skills, experience with PLC-controlled machinery is a desirable skill and the confidence to work independently on nights is essential. Mechanical expertise, a safety-first mindset and a passion for continuous improvement would be great.