Nights Maintenance Engineer – Electrical/PLC, FMCG Plant

Hireful Ltd; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime premium 1.25x

31 days annual leave

Training funding

Healthcare cashback

Discounts

Pension

Life assurance

Free refreshments

On-site parking

Career progression

Job summary

Hireful Ltd in Nantwich is seeking an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to maintain production lines, perform planned maintenance, and fix faults across PLC-controlled equipment, conveyors and packaging systems.

You'll cover nights (Sun–Thu, 10pm–6am) with potential day work initially to speed up onboarding. Enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, and clear career progression within a busy manufacturing group.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Proven maintenance experience in manufacturing/FMCG/agriculture or similar.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills; PLC experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and react to breakdowns to maximise uptime.
• Work on motors, drives, PLC-controlled machinery, conveyors, pellet presses and packaging equipment.
• Support continuous improvement and safety initiatives.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

Independent worker

Night shifts

Education

NVQ Level 3

City & Guilds

BTEC

Tools

PLC-controlled machinery

Job description

Hireful Ltd in Nantwich is seeking an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to maintain production lines, perform planned maintenance, and fix faults across PLC-controlled equipment, conveyors and packaging systems.

You'll cover nights (Sun–Thu, 10pm–6am) with potential day work initially to speed up onboarding. Enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, and clear career progression within a busy manufacturing group.