Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer – Nights Havant £50,000 - £55,200 Permanent

Are you a Maintenance Engineer with strong electrical, mechanical and fault-finding skills looking for a site-based night-shift opportunity? Join an established manufacturing environment where you will provide hands‑on engineering support, maintain production equipment and help drive reliability and continuous improvement. This is a site‑based Maintenance Engineer role working nights from Sunday to Thursday, supporting production and ensuring equipment remains safe, reliable and available.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair production machinery, equipment, tools, jigs and fixtures
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and equipment faults
• Provide technical support, mentoring and guidance to Maintenance Technicians
• Maintain accurate maintenance and calibration records through the CMMS
• Monitor equipment performance, including MTBF, MTTR and OEE
• Identify and implement improvements to equipment reliability and performance
• Support engineering teams with equipment and process improvements
• Produce and report maintenance KPIs and planned improvement activity

Skills & Knowledge Required

• Time-served and/or HNC-qualified in Electro-Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 3+ years’ production experience in a similar Maintenance Engineer role
• Ability to read electrical, mechanical, pneumatic drawings and schematics
• Strong electrical, electronic, mechanical and fault-finding knowledge
• Experience with PLCs, sensors, vision systems and test equipment
• Experience applying Lean techniques within volume manufacturing
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently
• Robotics, conveyors, hydraulics and 18th Edition experience are desirable

Working Hours:

Sunday 10:30pm–6:00am; Monday–Thursday 10:00pm–6:00am, with a 30-minute unpaid break.

Benefits:

• Employee bonus scheme
• Pension with 10.5% employer contribution, subject to conditions
• Healthcare support, including BUPA for eligible employees
• Life insurance
• Long-service awards and additional holiday
• Training and professional development
• Electric/hybrid vehicle lease plan
• Free parking and subsidised canteen
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays