Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Permanent Nights
Commutable: Basildon, South Ockendon, Rainham, Wickford
10:00pm 6:00am Monday Friday (flexibility available)
Salary- up to £54,000 a year
My client is seeking a proactive, hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our permanent night-shift engineering team at our large-scale manufacturing facility in Essex. This is a newly created role to support increased site coverage as part of ongoing investment and growth. Working within highly automated manufacturing environment, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance across production plant and site services. You ll play a key role in reducing downtime, improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and supporting continuous improvement across complex, high-speed production lines. This is a multi-skilled role with a strong mechanical bias. As the only engineer on nights at times, you ll need basic electrical fault-finding capability alongside strong mechanical expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
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Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on production plant and associated services
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Must be Ideally apprentice trained with relevant engineering qualifications
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Strong mechanical skills- hydraulicsc, pnematics, changing belts, bearings, chains
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Assist with machinery installations and upgrades alongside project teams
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Work collaboratively within a multi-skilled night-shift engineering team
- Comfortable working independently on nights
Benefits:
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Profit-related bonus
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Pension & life assurance
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Extensive overtime available with enhanced rates
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25 days holiday + bank holidays
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Excellent training and development opportunities
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Modern, open-plan manufacturing environment
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On-site parking
If you are interested in the role, please apply or contact Eyleesha at Pioneer Selection

Wickford, Essex, UK
45k - 54k Annual Profit related bonus, Pension and Li GBP
Pioneer Selection Ltd
Pioneer Selection Ltd
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26/01/2026 14:38:18
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