Night-Shift Contract Maintenance Engineer (Ad-Hoc)

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Ad-hoc nights

Inside IR35

Job summary

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment is seeking a Contract Maintenance Engineer to support food manufacturing sites across Leicestershire on ad-hoc 12-hour night shifts. You'll provide hands‑on engineering support to keep plant and equipment safe and running through the night.

You will perform reactive and planned maintenance, fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems, and assist in CMMS documentation. This role offers flexible nights and potential ongoing contract work.

Qualifications

• Time-served / apprentice-trained.
• C&G / NVQ Level 3 qualified; ONC/HNC advantageous.
• Strong across electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Experience within food or FMCG manufacturing is essential.
• Confident fault finder with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Reactive and planned maintenance across production equipment and auxiliary systems.
• Fault finding and repairs across electrical and mechanical systems.
• Supporting production to minimise downtime.
• Completing planned maintenance tasks and engineering documentation.
• Maintaining high standards of engineering and repair.
• Updating CMMS records.
• Supporting continuous improvement and cost‑reduction initiatives.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Education

C&G / NVQ Level 3

ONC/HNC advantageous

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment is seeking a Contract Maintenance Engineer to support food manufacturing sites across Leicestershire on ad-hoc 12-hour night shifts. You'll provide hands‑on engineering support to keep plant and equipment safe and running through the night.

You will perform reactive and planned maintenance, fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems, and assist in CMMS documentation. This role offers flexible nights and potential ongoing contract work.