Night Shift Maintenance Engineer – FMCG, PLCs & Bonus

Wagstaff Recruitment; Ely; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Pension (5% Employee & 4% Empl

Life Assurance X4

24 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Profit Related Bonus Scheme

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment seeks an experienced Night Shift Engineer for a leading manufacturer in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The role is permanent, nights Sunday to Thursday, 10pm–6am, offering £46,000–£47,000 per year plus overtime and benefits.

You will provide electrical & mechanical support for production equipment and site services, handling PLCs, automation, and ongoing improvements. Candidates should be electrically biased, apprenticeship trained or time-served, with FMCG packaging experience and

Qualifications

• Must be an electrically biased engineer with electrical & mechanical qualifications.
• Experience in FMCG or packaging manufacturing is preferred.
• 17th/18th Edition Electrical, electrical testing & inspection experience.
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical & mechanical support & repairs for all production equipment & site services.
• Fix production machinery, conveyors, automation & controls, PLCs, site services.
• Support with project work – new machine & production line installs.
• Carry out PPMs and fault finding, perform machine upgrades.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Problem solving under pressure

Night shift experience

Education

Apprenticeship or time-served with electrical & mechanical qualifications

Tools

PLC controls

Electrical testing & inspection

CI project experience

Job description

Wagstaff Recruitment seeks an experienced Night Shift Engineer for a leading manufacturer in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The role is permanent, nights Sunday to Thursday, 10pm–6am, offering £46,000–£47,000 per year plus overtime and benefits.

You will provide electrical & mechanical support for production equipment and site services, handling PLCs, automation, and ongoing improvements. Candidates should be electrically biased, apprenticeship trained or time-served, with FMCG packaging experience and