Proactive Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Shift Role

Maintech Recruitment; Thurmaston; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift pattern: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off

Company pension

21 days holiday

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a busy Hamilton site within FMCG/industrial manufacturing. The role covers planned maintenance across a wide range of plant machinery, with a focus on reducing downtime and improving efficiency.

You will mentor and support trainee fitters and apprentices, work safely, and manage spares within budget constraints on a rotating shift pattern: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off. Salary is £56,800 per annum including shift pay.

Qualifications

• Hands-on mechanical engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Experience in proactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Ability to mentor trainees and apprentices within a maintenance team.
• Strong safety awareness and compliance with engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide a mechanical engineering service to the production team to minimise downtime
• Carry out planned, proactive maintenance across a wide range of plant machinery
• Maintain commercial awareness of budgets to ensure the right spares are held
• Identify and implement ways to continuously improve efficiency and downtime
• Collect and compile maintenance data as required
• Support, encourage and motivate trainee fitters and apprentices
• Work safely at all times, raising any safety concerns promptly

Job description

Maintech Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a busy Hamilton site within FMCG/industrial manufacturing. The role covers planned maintenance across a wide range of plant machinery, with a focus on reducing downtime and improving efficiency.

You will mentor and support trainee fitters and apprentices, work safely, and manage spares within budget constraints on a rotating shift pattern: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off. Salary is £56,800 per annum including shift pay.