Maintenance Engineer (Night Shift)

Overview

An established food manufacturing business is seeking a Night Shift Maintenance Engineer to support site operations within a fast‑paced FMCG environment. This role will focus on delivering both reactive and planned maintenance to ensure plant reliability, safety, and performance during night production.

The successful engineer will join a well‑resourced engineering function and play a key role in minimising downtime while supporting continuous improvement across production lines.

Responsibilities

• Provide reactive and preventative maintenance support across manufacturing operations
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults to minimise production disruption
• Support delivery of planned preventative maintenance schedules
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and compliance across engineering activities
• Work closely with production and engineering colleagues to drive operational efficiency
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives and automation projects where applicable

Criteria

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer within an FMCG or food production environment
• Apprenticeship trained with a recognised engineering qualification (HNC or equivalent preferred)
• Strong fault‑finding ability across mechanical and electrical systems
• Comfortable working nights in a high‑volume, time‑critical setting
• Proactive, dependable and safety‑focused approach

Reward

• Competitive night‑shift salary
• Ongoing training and development
• Company benefits package
• Stable, long‑term opportunity within a growing manufacturing site