Shift Maintenance Engineer
Vickerstock are proud to be working in partnership with a leading manufacturing business in Co. Antrim to recruit a Shift Maintenance Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served engineer to join an established production environment, taking responsibility for machinery reliability, preventative maintenance and breakdown response to keep operations running efficiently.
The Role
As Shift Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing production equipment, responding to faults and ensuring machinery operates safely and effectively. Working closely with production colleagues, you will play a key role in minimising downtime, improving equipment performance and supporting ongoing improvements across the manufacturing process.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on plant machinery and production equipment.
- Diagnose faults and complete effective mechanical and electrical repairs to minimise production downtime.
- Develop, maintain and implement planned preventative maintenance schedules.
- Ensure all equipment is safe, operational and compliant with relevant legislation.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation in line with quality, health and safety, and environmental standards.
- Work closely with production teams to improve manufacturing efficiency and equipment performance.
- Provide technical support and share engineering knowledge across the business.
- Identify and implement technical solutions to improve manufacturing processes and equipment reliability.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support the production of high-quality products.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping and safe working practices.
- Ensure compliance with environmental and energy policies and procedures.
About You
To be considered for this position, you will have:
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline.
- Time-served experience as an electrical and/or mechanical engineer.
- Previous experience working in an industrial maintenance environment.
- Proven fault-finding and repair skills within a manufacturing setting.
- Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance on production equipment.
- A strong understanding of health and safety requirements within an industrial environment
- Experience working in a CNC manufacturing environment would be advantageous.
What’s on Offer
- Salary of up to £53,000.
- The opportunity to join an established manufacturing business in Co. Antrim.
- A varied shift maintenance role involving both preventative and reactive engineering.
- The opportunity to contribute to improvements in machinery reliability, production efficiency and manufacturing performance.
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Ruairi McCann, Recruitment Manager at Vickerstock on .
Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit the Vickerstock website to view a wide selection of our current jobs.
All conversations will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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