Shift Maintenance Engineer

WR Engineering; Rushden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

WR Engineering is seeking a Night Shift Maintenance Engineer for a leading packaging manufacturer in a fast-paced production environment. The role focuses on fault finding, reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance across electrical and mechanical systems to keep machinery running and downtime to a minimum.

You will work closely with production and engineering teams to improve reliability, maintain safety standards and support TPM/OEE initiatives, with a 3 nights on, 3 days off

Qualifications

• Fault finding, reactive repairs and planned maintenance in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Ability to read electrical drawings.
• Knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Electrical installation experience; 17th/18th Edition beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Fault diagnosis and repair of production equipment
• Electrical and mechanical maintenance across site machinery
• Planned preventative maintenance and TPM activities
• Supporting improvements to machine efficiency and downtime reduction
• General site maintenance and safety checks
• Working to health & safety, quality and hygiene standards

Skills

Electrical engineering

Electrical drawings/read electrical di

PLC / HMI experience

Maintenance fault finding

Education

Engineering qualification (City & Guilds / ONC / NVQ)

Tools

PLC

HMIs

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Electrical installations (17th/18th Edition)

Job description

Night Shift Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 DOE

Hours: 42 hours per week average

Shift Pattern: 3 nights on, 3 days off 12-hour shifts, 7 to 7

We are recruiting for a Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a tier-one packaging manufacturer within a fast-paced production environment. This is a hands-on, multi-skilled role focused on keeping machinery running efficiently, reducing downtime, and supporting continuous improvement across the site.

The successful candidate will carry out fault finding, reactive repairs, planned preventative maintenance and general site engineering work across electrical and mechanical systems. You will work closely with production and engineering teams to improve reliability, maintain safety standards and support TPM/OEE initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fault diagnosis and repair of production equipment
• Electrical and mechanical maintenance across site machinery
• Planned preventative maintenance and TPM activities
• Supporting improvements to machine efficiency and downtime reduction
• General site maintenance and safety checks
• Working to health & safety, quality and hygiene standards

Requirements:

• Strong electrical engineering background
• Recognised engineering qualification, such as City & Guilds, ONC or NVQ
• Manufacturing or production environment experience
• Ability to read electrical drawings
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, pneumatics and hydraulics
• Electrical installation experience, 17th/18th Edition beneficial
• Blow moulding or injection moulding experience would be advantageous

This is a great opportunity for a practical, proactive engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced manufacturing setting and wants to develop within a leading packaging business.