Night-Shift Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

DK Recruitment; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent night shift

Varied electrical & mechanical role

Continuous improvement projects

Leadership progression opportunities

Job summary

DK Recruitment is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an established manufacturing client in Plymouth on a permanent night shift. You will diagnose electrical and mechanical faults, perform planned and reactive maintenance, and support continuous improvement across production equipment.

You’ll work across automated production lines and utility systems, applying strong fault-finding skills while ensuring health and safety and maintaining equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• ONC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Completed apprenticeship in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing or production environments.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Good mechanical maintenance and problem solving.
• Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics and variable speed drives.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance and record-keeping.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Respond to equipment breakdowns and perform long-term repairs to minimise downtime.
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance to keep machinery safe and reliable.
• Undertake electrical fault-finding across manufacturing machinery and drives.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults.
• Support maintenance across production machinery and site services.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to root cause analysis and CI initiatives.
• Record maintenance activities, faults and parts in the CMMS.
• Assist with installation, commissioning and testing of new equipment.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality and Engineering to maintain performance.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Variable speed drives

Planned & reactive maintenance

CMMS record-keeping

Health and safety awareness

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

ONC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Apprenticeship in relevant engineering discipline

Tools

CMMS

Full UK driving licence

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

DK Recruitment is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an established manufacturing client in Plymouth on a permanent night shift. You will diagnose electrical and mechanical faults, perform planned and reactive maintenance, and support continuous improvement across production equipment.

You’ll work across automated production lines and utility systems, applying strong fault-finding skills while ensuring health and safety and maintaining equipment reliability.