Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Night Shift

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
- Night Shift

Location:

Hamilton Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off
- Night Shift Salary:
Up to £52,000  benefits MRD Recruitment are working in partnership with our client to recruit an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer to join their busy manufacturing site in Hamilton. Are you an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a challenging role within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment? This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing business where you will play a key role in maintaining production equipment, improving reliability and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

The Opportunity Reporting to the Engineering Shift Lead, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of production equipment, delivering both planned and reactive maintenance activities to ensure maximum plant reliability. Working as part of the night shift engineering team, you will play a vital role in minimising downtime, carrying out fault finding, resolving breakdowns and supporting ongoing improvements across the site.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring a proactive approach, strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently within a busy production environment.

Key Responsibilities Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities across production equipment Diagnose faults and complete repairs efficiently to minimise production downtime Perform electrical and mechanical fault finding and problem solving Identify root causes of failures and implement corrective actions Record all maintenance activities, downtime and parts usage through the CMMS system Support continuous improvement and productivity improvement projects Identify opportunities to improve machinery reliability and production performance Work closely with production teams to support operational efficiency Maintain high standards of housekeeping in line with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Support operators with basic asset care training and equipment awareness What We're Looking For You will be an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer with a strong background in FMCG manufacturing or a similar production environment.

Essential requirements:
Apprentice trained and qualified Multi-Skilled Engineer Previous experience working within an FMCG manufacturing environment Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills Ability to work autonomously and effectively under pressure Good understanding of planned preventative maintenance systems PC literate with experience using maintenance systems/CMMS Desirable experience:
Food or drink manufacturing background Lean manufacturing / continuous improvement experience Experience supporting production improvement projects What's On Offer Salary up to £52,000 Permanent night shift position working 4 on 4 off Opportunity to work with a successful and growing manufacturing business Excellent opportunity for career development and progression Work within a supportive engineering team environment About MRD Recruitment MRD Recruitment specialise in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Technology recruitment across Scotland and the UK.

We are proud to work with leading organisations, connecting talented professionals with exciting career opportunities. If you're an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next challenge within FMCG manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.