Night Shift Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer – Food

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available

Job summary

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD is looking for a Multiskilled Nights Maintenance Engineer (mechanical bias preferred) to join their Caerphilly manufacturing facility. This role offers a stable night shift pattern, strong overtime potential, and the chance to work with a variety of food production equipment.

You will act as a standalone shift engineer, carrying out routine maintenance, inspections and repairs on conveyors, mixers, fillers and packaging equipment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer within a manufacturing or food production environment.
• Multiskilled engineer with a mechanical bias - Preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of production machinery including conveyors, mixers, fillers, and packaging equipment.
• Ability to fault find across mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
• Competent in reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Act as a standalone shift engineer within the factory environment.
• Carrying out routine maintenance, inspections, and repairs on a range of food production machinery.
• Proactively identifying potential issues and implementing preventative maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Responding efficiently to breakdowns and technical issues during production hours.
• Diagnosing faults across mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
• Supporting production teams to ensure minimal disruption and optimal output.
• Monitoring machinery performance to ensure efficiency and compliance with safety standards.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records, logs, and reports.
• Working in line with food safety, health & safety, and site regulations.
• Ensuring all contractors adhere to site rules and safety standards.

Skills

Multiskilled engineer

Fault finding

Read technical drawings

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD is looking for a Multiskilled Nights Maintenance Engineer (mechanical bias preferred) to join their Caerphilly manufacturing facility. This role offers a stable night shift pattern, strong overtime potential, and the chance to work with a variety of food production equipment.

You will act as a standalone shift engineer, carrying out routine maintenance, inspections and repairs on conveyors, mixers, fillers and packaging equipment.