Maintenance Engineer

Shift Maintenance Engineer

Stokesley, North Yorkshire
£53,346 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance) + Up to 5% Bonus + Matched Pension (up to 5%)

Join a Manufacturing Site Where Engineering Matters

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a role where your expertise genuinely makes a difference?

We're recruiting for a Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business investing in its people, equipment and continuous improvement. This isn't a role where you'll simply respond to breakdownsyou'll be trusted to improve reliability, reduce downtime and help drive engineering standards across the site.

If you enjoy fault finding, problem solving and working within a fast-paced production environment where no two shifts are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

As part of an experienced engineering team, you'll be responsible for ensuring production equipment operates safely, efficiently and reliably.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across manufacturing equipment
• Responding quickly to electrical and mechanical breakdowns
• Diagnosing faults using a structured approach to minimise downtime
• Driving improvements to equipment reliability and plant performance
• Completing root cause analysis and implementing permanent corrective actions
• Supporting continuous improvement projects across the site
• Working closely with production teams to maximise operational efficiency
• Updating maintenance records accurately through the CMMS system
• Maintaining high standards of health & safety, food safety and engineering compliance
• Supporting engineering projects, installations and contractor activities
• Delivering clear and effective shift handovers

What We're Looking For

We're keen to speak with engineers who enjoy working in a fast-moving manufacturing environment and take pride in keeping production running.

Ideally you'll have:

• A recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
• HNC in Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Multi-Skilled Maintenance experience with an electrical bias
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding abilities
• Previous experience within manufacturing, production or FMCG
• Experience working with preventative maintenance systems (CMMS)
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
• The confidence to work independently while supporting the wider engineering team

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

• Food manufacturing or FMCG
• PLC fault finding
• GMP and HACCP
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Site services, utilities or plant engineering
• Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean or TPM

What's On Offer

• £53,346 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance)
• Performance bonus of up to 5%
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%
• Long-term career stability with a successful manufacturing business
• Technically varied role with modern production equipment
• Opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement projects
• Supportive engineering team and genuine opportunities for career development

Apply Today

If you're a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Shift Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to find out more.