Maintenance Engineer - Nights

K.A.G. Recruitment is delighted to be working exclusively with our client, a leading business within the Agricultural and Animal Feed manufacturing industry, to recruit a Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team at their site based in Nantwich, Cheshire.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to play a key role in maintaining and improving the reliability of a busy manufacturing operation.
Position: Maintenance Engineer -Nights
Location: Nantwich
Salary: £55,000 -

• Enhanced overtime rate of 1.25%, 31 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays
• Enrolment into Medicash scheme: cashback on routine medical expenses including prescriptions, dental, optical, Enrolment into Medicash Extras scheme: Discounts across a wide range of retailers, travel, entertainment, dining, lifestyle and more
• Enhanced family friendly policies, pension scheme, life assurance, cycle to work

Hours: Sunday to Thursday - 22.00-06.00
Your Role
You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of all production equipment, carrying out planned preventative maintenance and responding to breakdowns to minimise downtime. The role will involve electrical and mechanical fault finding, maintenance and repair of automated production machinery, identifying recurring issues and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Key responsibilities:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.
• Diagnosing and resolving electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults.
• Electrical fault finding across motors, drives, sensors, control panels and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Maintaining and repairing production machinery, conveyors, mixers, mills, presses and associated equipment.
• Supporting equipment installations, upgrades and continuous improvement projects.
• Ensuring all engineering work meets health, safety and feed quality standards.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and completing effective shift handovers.

Who You Are?

• A recognised Engineering Apprenticeship and NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent qualification in Maintenance Engineering.
• Proven maintenance engineering experience within manufacturing, FMCG, agriculture or a process environment.
• Good electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills, alongside sound mechanical engineering knowledge.
• Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery and automated production equipment.
• The ability to work independently, particularly when supporting night shift operations.

Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established manufacturing operation where your engineering expertise will make a real difference to plant performance, reliability and operational efficiency.
If you are a proactive, hands-on Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge within a busy manufacturing environment, we would love to hear from you.