Location: Caerphilly
Salary: £53,000 + Overtime
Our client is currently seeking a Multiskilled Nights Maintenance Engineer (mechanical bias preferred) to join their engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and growing business, offering strong earning potential with overtime and a consistent night shift pattern.
Working as a key member of the engineering team, you will operate as a standalone shift engineer, ensuring the smooth running of all production machinery and equipment during night operations.
Job Overview
Acting 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 Job Requirements
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
High attention to detail with a proactive and reliability-focused approach Salary & Benefits
Salary: £53,000 + overtime available
Overtime paid at enhanced rates (x1.25 weekdays, x1.5 Saturdays, x2 Sundays)
Working hours: 6pm - 6am.
7-day fortnight rota with every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off
Strong earning potential with regular overtime available
Full benefits package to be discussed
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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Salary description
£53000.00 - £53000.00 per year