Shift Maintenance Engineer

SHIFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Based in the beautiful Scottish Borders (circa 1 hour south of Edinburgh), GRW Talent's client is a well-established global manufacturer providing solutions to the power, telecom and data centre markets. They have two sites in Scotland and form part of an international business stretching into Europe, the USA and Middle-East. The group is undergoing extensive growth and change right now, and they are currently looking to recruit a Shift Maintenance Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Preventive Maintenance – carry out routine, scheduled maintenance tasks on machinery and plant equipment, following established PM schedules.
• Breakdown Response & Troubleshooting – respond quickly to unplanned breakdowns, diagnosing faults and implementing effective repairs.
• Collaboration with Plant Leader – coordinate maintenance activities around production demands and communicate about upcoming PM tasks potential downtime.
• Update the CMMS – promptly record completed work orders, spare parts usage, and any new asset information, maintaining accurate records of all maintenance activities.
• Spare Parts & Inventory Management – monitor inventory levels, notifying procurement or management when stock replenishment is needed.
• Continuous Improvement & Reliability – recommend and implement improvements, assist in root cause analyses to address recurrent failures and develop solutions.

Qualifications

You should have a recognised engineering qualification and/or time‑served apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electrical, or Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineering with experience working as a Maintenance Engineer (or similar) in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Familiarity with PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, or other relevant systems is beneficial. You’ll need to be competent in root‑cause analysis, fault‑finding, and repair techniques with a solid understanding of predictive and preventive maintenance philosophies. In this role you’ll need to have flexibility to work a rotating 12‑hour shift pattern, 3 on, 3 off days and nights.

Benefits

Your excellent base salary is supplemented by a good range of benefits, career development, training and the chance to join a friendly and committed team and culture.