Shift Maintenance Engineer (Maintenance1)

Overview

Reference
Maintenance1

Salary
£20.48 - £21.03/hour

Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- North West England -- Lancashire -- Skelmersdale

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
07 September 2026


Salary: £20.48 per hour + 55p per hour shift allowance
Permanent | Rotating Shifts | Overtime Available

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing operation in Skelmersdale.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and machine modifications across a range of fast-paced, high-accuracy production equipment.

The Role

  • Carry out mechanical and electrical maintenance and fault finding
  • Respond to breakdowns and minimise production downtime
  • Modify and improve machinery where required
  • Diagnose faults and confidently improvise practical repairs when necessary
  • Maintain equipment ranging from conveyor systems to industry specific production machinery
  • Work closely with the production team to ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently

About You

  • Experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance is essential
  • Candidates with a strong mechanical or electrical bias will also be considered
  • Ideally NVQ Level 3 qualified or equivalent
  • Experience within a fast-paced manufacturing environment would be beneficial
  • Print industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential
  • Experience with milling and lathe work would be preferred
  • PLC and hydraulics experience is not essential
  • A practical, hands-on approach with the ability to find solutions and work with what is available

Full training will be provided on the site-specific machinery.

Shift Pattern

06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00, rotating weekly. Monday-Friday

You will initially work on day shifts before shadowing an experienced team member and moving onto shifts independently.

Salary & Benefits

  • £20.48 per hour
  • 55p per hour shift allowance
  • Approx. £41,000 per annum
  • Overtime paid at time and a half Monday–Saturday
  • Double time on Sundays
  • Permanent position
  • Full training provided
  • Excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist manufacturing environment

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Contact information

Mark Scott