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Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician

TOTAL WASTE RECRUITMENT LTDUK, UK🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 15 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£52.8k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WITH BASIC ELECTRICAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO BUILD A SHIFT TEAM


TITLE: Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician Mechanical


HOURS: Panama shifts days and nights every other weekend off.


STARTING SALARY: £52,849 rising at £55,333 at Grade 2 inc. shift allowance + electrical development


LOCATION: Grays / Tilbury Area


YOU WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A: Multiskilled Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Plant Fitter, Mechanical Technician, Plant Engineer


YOU MAY HAVE WORKED ON LARGE PLANT EQUIPMENT IN: Plant Hire, Waste Management, Quarrying, Metal Recycling, Skip Hire, Heavy Industry, FMCG, Production


ROLE: Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician Mechanical


You will undertake mechanical repairs to recycling equipment, conveyor systems

You will take jobs and report work using the CMMS system

You will work as part of a team to minimise plant downtime


EXPERIENCE: Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician Mechanical


You will ideally be time served, and have NVQ3 or higher in a mechanical discipline


Electrical for mechanical training will be given, but any electrical skills such as motor changes, contacts, sensors etc idea. In some cases an electrical NVQ may be offered.


You will have worked on large production equipment or capital plant equipment such as Balers, Compactors, Shredders, Crushers, Trommels, Screeners, Conveyor Systems


YOU WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A: Multiskilled Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Plant Fitter, Mechanical Technician, Plant Engineer


YOU MAY HAVE WORKED ON LARGE PLANT EQUIPMENT IN: Plant Hire, Waste Management, Quarrying, Metal Recycling, Skip Hire, Heavy Industry, FMCG, Production



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