Maintenance Engineer (Nights)
Company: Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd
Location: Caerphilly
Posted: May 9th, 2026
Maintenance Engineer (Nights) (BJ46536) Caerphilly, Wales
Salary: GBP53000 per annum
Location: Caerphilly
Job Overview
- Act as a standalone shift engineer within the factory environment.
- Carry out routine maintenance, inspections, and repairs on a range of food production machinery.
- Proactively identify potential issues and implement preventative maintenance to reduce downtime.
- Respond efficiently to breakdowns and technical issues during production hours.
- Diagnose faults across mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
- Support production teams to ensure minimal disruption and optimal output.
- Monitor machinery performance to ensure efficiency and compliance with safety standards.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, logs, and reports.
- Work in line with food safety, health & safety, and site regulations.
- Ensure all contractors adhere to site rules and safety standards.
Job Requirements
- Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing or food production environment.
- Multiskilled engineer with a mechanical bias - Preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of production machinery including conveyors, mixers, fillers, and packaging equipment.
- Ability to fault find across mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
- Competence in reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.
- High attention to detail with a proactive and reliability-focused approach.
Salary & Benefits
- Overtime paid at enhanced rates (x1.25 weekdays, x1.5 Saturdays, x2 Sundays).
- Working hours: 6pm – 6am.
7-day fortnight rota with every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off.
- Strong earning potential with regular overtime available.
- Full benefits package to be discussed.
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