Night Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Uddingston; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A large FMCG manufacturer is seeking a Nights Maintenance Engineer for their Uddingston, UK site. The successful candidate will maintain and improve modern production and packaging machinery during the night shift, ensuring reliability and performance. Essential requirements include mechanical or electrical bias, strong diagnostic skills, and a proactive approach. The role offers competitive salary, pension contributions, ongoing training, and career progression within a stable and growing business.

Benefits

Competitive nights salary

Matched pension contribution

Death in service benefit

Ongoing training

Career progression opportunities

Stable job security

Overtime available

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns.
• Experience with production/process machinery.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve modern production and packaging machinery.
• Ensure equipment reliability, safety, and performance throughout the night shift.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown support.

Skills

Mechanical or Electrical bias

Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills

Proactive, hands-on approach

Team mentality

Education

Minimum Level 3 Engineering Qualification

Ideally apprentice trained

Job description

Nights Maintenance Engineer

Sector: FMCG Manufacturing

Salary: £52,000 - £54,000

Shift: Permanent Nights

Location: Uddingston, Glasgow

I am currently working with a large, well‑established FMCG manufacturer, recognised as a market leader and known for operating state‑of‑the‑art, highly automated production equipment, to recruit a Nights Maintenance Engineer for their flagship UK site.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically or electrically biased maintenance engineer to join a business that genuinely invests in its people, technology, and long‑term site development. The company promotes a strong engineering culture, values teamwork, and offers long‑term stability within a fast‑paced FMCG environment.

Responsibilities

As a Nights Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving a wide range of modern production and packaging machinery, ensuring equipment reliability, safety, and performance throughout the night shift. Working closely with production teams and reporting into the Engineering Manager, you will carry out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown support on high‑speed FMCG equipment.

Essential Requirements

• Mechanical or Electrical bias
• Minimum Level 3 Engineering Qualification
• Ideally apprentice trained
• Proven experience in planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns
• Strong fault‑finding and diagnostic skills on production / process machinery
• Proactive, hands‑on approach with a strong team mentality

Benefits

• Competitive nights salary
• Matched pension contribution
• Death in service benefit
• Ongoing training and genuine career progression opportunities
• Stable, growing FMCG business with long‑term job security
• Overtime available

If you are interested in this role and feel you have the right skills and experience, please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

Contact

For further details, contact Salma at Pioneer Selection.

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