Night Shift Maintenance Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for nights at a manufacturing facility in Essex. This role includes delivering maintenance in a highly automated environment. Key responsibilities involve planned and reactive maintenance while collaborating with a multi-skilled team. An ideal candidate will have strong mechanical skills, basic electrical fault-finding ability, and relevant engineering qualifications. The position offers a salary up to £54,000 and various benefits including a profit-related bonus and extensive overtime.

Benefits

Profit-related bonus

Pension & life assurance

Extensive overtime

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Excellent training and development opportunities

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance.
• Ability to work independently on the night shift.
• Experience in machinery installations and upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance on production plant and site services.
• Collaborate within a multi-skilled engineering team.
• Support continuous improvement across production lines.

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 is a newly created role to support increased site coverage as part of ongoing investment and growth. Working within a highly automated manufacturing environment, you will be responsible for delivering 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