Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Nights

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £48,500–£52,500 depending on experience

Shift: Continental nights – 6pm–6am, 4 on / 4 off

Location: Birmingham

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – The Opportunity

We’re recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering business specialising in the design, manufacture and maintenance of bespoke industrial machinery.

This is a hands-on role supporting specialist production equipment within the metal-forming industry, combining planned maintenance, reactive breakdown support and technical fault-finding.

A skills test will form part of the interview process to help determine the final salary, based on your experience and technical ability.

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Responsibilities

• Respond to machinery breakdowns and minimise production downtime.

• Carry out preventative maintenance and TPM activities.

• Diagnose faults and identify root causes to prevent recurring issues.

• Maintain mechanical and electrical systems across specialist machinery.

• Fault-find on hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC and machine control systems.

• Read and interpret engineering and electrical drawings.

• Record maintenance work, repairs and equipment modifications.

• Identify improvements to machinery reliability and performance.

• Support machinery installations and basic site maintenance.

• Manage your workload and update maintenance records using digital systems.

• Follow health, safety, quality and environmental procedures.

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Essential Experience

• Extensive experience maintaining industrial machinery or production equipment.

• Strong mechanical maintenance skills and electrical fault-finding ability.

• Hands-on experience with industrial hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

• Knowledge of PLCs and machine control systems.

• Experience working with power presses.

• Ability to read engineering and electrical drawings.

• A methodical approach to troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

• Good communication skills and the ability to work independently or within a small team.

• Comfortable using maintenance software and standard computer applications.

• Full UK driving licence and current passport.

Qualifications and Desirable Skills

• Relevant engineering apprenticeship, City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2/3 qualification.

• Knowledge of CLM PLC controls.

• Power press safety knowledge or a relevant press regulations course.

• Hydraulic and pneumatic qualifications.

• Forklift experience (training available).

• MEWP experience (training available).

  Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Apply Today

If you have solid industrial maintenance experience and are looking for a role offering £48,500–£52,500 on a continental night shift, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply today to discuss the opportunity and arrange an initial conversation.