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Night Shift Maintenance Engineer


Company : Pioneer Selection


Location : Runwell, Wickford


Created : 2026-01-07


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Permanent Nights Commutable: Basildon, South Ockendon, Rainham, Wickford 10:00pm 6:00am | MondayFriday (flexibility available) Salary- up to 54,000 a year My client is seeking a proactive, hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our permanent night-shift engineering team at our large-scale manufacturing facility in Essex. This is a newly created role to support increased site coverage as part of ongoing investment and growth. Working within highly automated manufacturing environment , you will be responsible for delivering high-quality planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance across production plant and site services. You''ll play a key role in reducing downtime, improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) , and supporting continuous improvement across complex, high-speed production lines. This is a multi-skilled role with a strong mechanical bias. As the only engineer on nights at times, you''ll need basic electrical fault-finding capability alongside strong mechanical expertise. Key Responsibilities: Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on production plant and associated services Must be Ideally apprentice trained with relevant engineering qualifications Strong mechanical skills- hydraulicsc, pnematics, changing belts, bearings, chains Assist with machinery installations and upgrades alongside project teams Work collaboratively within a multi-skilled night-shift engineering team Comfortable working independently on nights Benefits: Profit-related bonus Pension & life assurance Extensive overtime available with enhanced rates 25 days holiday bank holidays Excellent training and development opportunities Modern, open-plan manufacturing environment On-site parking If you are interested in the role, please apply or contact Eyleesha at Pioneer Selection55b20050-bc17-4e5d-bfce-3c406318dffc