Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Fitter – Late Shift
Location: Longford, Coventry, CV6
Salary: £18.00 – £21.00 per hour
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 14:00 – 00:00
Employment Type: Permanent After 12 weeks
About the Role
Soraya Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Fitter to join a growing recycling company on a permanent late-shift basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on, mechanically skilled engineer who enjoys working in a busy industrial and production environment. The successful candidate will play an important role in keeping recycling and processing equipment operating safely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across the site.
- Perform routine inspections, greasing and servicing of plant and machinery.
- Replace bearings, shafts, rollers and other mechanical components.
- Diagnose and replace hydraulic hoses and associated components.
- Carry out breakdown repairs and mechanical fault finding.
- Maintain and repair conveyors, processing equipment and associated machinery.
- Assist with maintenance and repairs on mobile plant where required.
- Reset electrical breakers and inverters and assist with basic electrical fault diagnosis.
- Identify recurring faults and report issues to management.
- Complete maintenance records accurately and in a timely manner.
- Work closely with the operations team to minimise downtime and maintain plant performance.
- Ensure all work is carried out safely and in accordance with company procedures and health and safety requirements.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Fitter or similar.
- Strong mechanical maintenance and fault‑finding experience.
- Experience working with conveyors, bearings, shafts, hydraulic systems and production machinery.
- Good understanding of health and safety within an industrial environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Reliable, practical and hands‑on approach to maintenance.
- Strong work ethic and positive attitude.
Desirable
- Experience within recycling, waste processing, manufacturing, quarrying or other heavy industrial environments.
- Basic electrical knowledge, including breakers and inverter resets.
- Basic welding and fabrication skills.
- Experience maintaining mobile plant.
- Experience working with heavy-duty processing or recycling machinery.
What We Offer
- £18.00 – £21.00 per hour, depending on experience.
- Monday to Friday, 2:00pm – midnight.
- Overtime opportunities
- On-site parking..
- Training and development opportunities once permenant
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Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Fitter – Late Shift in Coventry employer: Soraya Recruitment Ltd
Join our dynamic team as a Recycling Picker in the CV6 area, where we prioritise a supportive work culture and offer competitive pay rates. With immediate starts available, you'll benefit from flexible shifts and the opportunity to grow within a busy recycling environment that values reliability and hard work. We are committed to providing our employees with meaningful work and a chance to contribute to sustainability efforts while enjoying a collaborative atmosphere.
