Night Shift Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a permanent night shift role at a manufacturing facility in Essex. The role focuses on delivering high-quality maintenance across production plants, making key contributions to reducing downtime and improving performance. Ideal candidates will have strong mechanical skills and the ability to work independently on nights. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £54,000 a year, alongside benefits such as a profit-related bonus, pension, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Profit-related bonus

Pension & life assurance

Extensive overtime available

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Excellent training and development opportunities

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Hands-on role with a strong mechanical bias.
• Comfortable working independently on nights.
• Experience with changing belts, bearings, and chains.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on production plant.
• Assist with machinery installations and upgrades.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-skilled night-shift engineering team.

Skills

Strong mechanical skills

Basic electrical fault-finding capability

Hydraulics and pneumatics knowledge

Education

Relevant engineering qualifications

Apprentice trained

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Permanent Nights

Commutable: Basildon, South Ockendon, Rainham, Wickford

10:00pm 6:00am Monday Friday (flexibility available)

Salary-up to £54,000 a year

My client is seeking a proactive, hands‑on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our permanent night‑shift engineering team at our large‑scale manufacturing facility in Essex. This newly created role supports increased site coverage as part of ongoing investment and growth. Working within a highly automated manufacturing environment, you will deliver high‑quality planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance across production plant and site services. You ll play a key role in reducing downtime, improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and supporting continuous improvement across complex, high‑speed production lines. This is a multi‑skilled role with a strong mechanical bias. As the only engineer on nights at times, you ll need basic electrical fault‑finding capability alongside strong mechanical expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on production plant and associated services
• Must be ideally apprentice trained with relevant engineering qualifications
• Strong mechanical skills – hydraulics, pneumatics, changing belts, bearings, chains
• Assist with machinery installations and upgrades alongside project teams
• Work collaboratively within a multi‑skilled night‑shift engineering team
• Comfortable working independently on nights

Benefits

• Profit‑related bonus
• Pension & life assurance
• Extensive overtime available with enhanced rates
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Modern, open‑plan manufacturing environment
• On‑site parking

If you are interested in the role, please apply or contact Eyleesha at Pioneer Selection.