Maintenance Technician - Nights

Aqumen Recruitment; Silsden; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Health benefits

Employee discounts

Canteen subsidy

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Aqumen Recruitment is recruiting for a Maintenance Technician on a permanent night shift in West Yorkshire. You will diagnose faults, repair machinery, and monitor performance across legacy and modern automated systems to keep production running safely.

The role requires a time‑served apprenticeship or equivalent, strong electrical and/or mechanical skills, and experience with PLC fault finding and root‑cause analysis. You will work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Two years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Time served engineering apprenticeship or ONC/City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent.
• Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault finding skills with PLC diagnostic experience.
• Root cause analysis and reliability improvements experience.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and repair production machinery, identifying the cause of failures.
• Respond safely to breakdowns and carry out planned preventative maintenance.
• Interpret electrical schematics, pneumatic diagrams and mechanical drawings.
• Carry out PLC fault finding and support equipment reliability improvements.
• Record maintenance activity accurately using the CMMS system.
• Follow safe isolation procedures and maintain high standards of safety and housekeeping.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

PLC fault finding

Electrical schematics

Mechanical fault finding

CMMS record keeping

Safety compliance

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

ONC/City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Maintenance Technician

Permanent nights West Yorkshire £44,000 plus excellent benefits

Enjoy getting to the root cause of machinery faults? Aqumen Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of an established international manufacturing business looking to strengthen its night shift engineering team.

We welcome engineers with either an electrical or mechanical bias. You will work across a varied range of production equipment, from established legacy machinery to modern automated systems, helping improve reliability and keep production running safely.

The role

• Diagnose faults and repair production machinery, identifying the cause of failures.
• Respond safely to breakdowns and carry out planned preventative maintenance.
• Interpret electrical schematics, pneumatic diagrams and mechanical drawings.
• Carry out PLC fault finding and support equipment reliability improvements.
• Record maintenance activity accurately using the CMMS system.
• Follow safe isolation procedures and maintain high standards of safety and housekeeping.
• A time served engineering apprenticeship and ONC, City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
• At least two years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault finding skills and PLC diagnostic experience.
• Experience of root cause analysis and improving equipment reliability.
• A methodical approach, good organisational and communication skills, and the ability to work independently and within a team.

Salary and benefits

£40,000 per year, with 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, an excellent pension, life assurance, health benefits, employee support and discounts, subsidised canteen and free onsite parking.