Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Lockerbie,
Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Shift Pattern: Rotating Three-Shift Pattern (Monday to Friday)
Salary: £48,000 - £50,000 + Overtime available.
Due to planned growth, we are looking for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join the team. We specialise in manufacturing and processing timber. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to join a dynamic, established but growing company.
The Role
We're looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team at our client's Lockerbie site, maintaining a wide range of heavy industrial machinery and production equipment.
Reporting to the Shift Engineering Supervisor, you'll carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and breakdown response across a fast-paced production environment, helping maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime.
This role would suit someone from manufacturing, heavy industry, agricultural engineering, plant maintenance, quarrying, mining or similar hands‑on mechanical backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Respond to breakdowns quickly and efficiently
- Diagnose and repair mechanical faults
- Maintain and overhaul:
- Bearings
- Gearboxes
- Pumps
- Conveyors
- Hydraulics
- Pneumatics
- Chains and drive systems
- Carry out workshop repairs and on-site maintenance
- Work safely in accordance with permit systems and risk assessments
- Support continuous improvement initiatives
- Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime
- Maintain excellent housekeeping standards
About You
We're keen to speak with candidates who have practical mechanical engineering experience.
Ideally you'll have:
- A recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification (time served also eligible)
- Experience within manufacturing, production or industrial maintenance
- Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills
- Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics
- A proactive attitude and willingness to learn
- Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team
Candidates from the following backgrounds are encouraged to apply:
- Heavy industrial maintenance
- Agricultural machinery
- Plant engineering
- Quarrying
- Timber processing
- Steelworks
- Food manufacturing
- FMCG
- Heavy goods mechanical maintenance
Shift Pattern
Rotating weekly:
Early Shift
- Monday-Friday
- 5:30am-2:30pm
Back Shift
- Monday-Friday
- 2:00pm-10:30pm
Night Shift
- Monday-Thursday
- 7:00pm-6:00am
- Paid 30‑minute break
- Night shift includes an additional paid 15‑minute break
Overtime & Bonus
Regular overtime is available, particularly Saturdays (6:00am-2:00pm).
Overtime rates:
- First 5 hours: Time and a Half
- Thereafter: Double Time
Employees also benefit from a production bonus (If production targets are hit), paid every six months, with a minimum payment of £250.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly pay
- Shift allowance
- Production bonus
- Regular overtime opportunities
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Employer pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Health & Wellbeing programme
- Remote GP access
- Mental health support
- Physiotherapy services
- Secure long‑term employment
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Ongoing training and development
Why Join Our Client?
- Stable and growing business
- Friendly and supportive engineering team
- Exciting heavy industrial environment
- Diverse and varied maintenance work
- Significant investment in equipment and future expansion
- Genuine opportunities to develop your engineering career
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available for this position.