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Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician – Mechanical

Total Waste Recruitment
South Kirkby · posted 4 August 2026
Salary
£44,760 a year
Job type
full time
Location
South Kirkby, West Yorkshire
Category
Engineering
EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WITH BASIC ELECTRICAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO BUILD A SHIFT TEAM TITLE: Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician – Mechanical Bias HOURS: Panama shifts days and nights every other weekend off. STARTING SALARY: £44,760 inc. Shift Allowance, Opportunity to Progress Salary £1,500 travel allowance, Benefits, Formal Electrical Training, Enhanced Overtime LOCATION: South Kirkby YOU WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A: Multiskilled Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Plant Fitter, Mechanical Technician, Plant Engineer YOU MAY HAVE WORKED ON LARGE PLANT EQUIPMENT IN: Plant Hire, Waste Management, Quarrying, Metal Recycling, Skip Hire, Steel, Mining, Foundry, Minerals Extraction, Aggregates, Concrete Block, Heavy Industry, FMCG, Production ROLE: Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician – Mechanical Bias You will undertake mechanical repairs to recycling equipment, conveyor systems You will undertake basic electrical work such as contacts, motor changes, increasing with electrical training offered. You will take jobs and report work using the CMMS system You will work as part of a team to minimise plant downtime EXPERIENCE: Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician – Mechanical Bias You will ideally be time served, and have NVQ3 or higher in a mechanical discipline Electrical for mechanical training will be given, but any electrical skills such as motor changes, contacts, sensors etc idea. In some cases, a full electrical NVQ may be offered. You will have worked on large production equipment or capital plant equipment such as Balers, Compactors, Shredders, Crushers, Trommels, Screeners, Conveyor Systems YOU WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A: Multiskilled Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Plant Fitter, Mechanical Technician, Plant Engineer YOU MAY HAVE WORKED ON LARGE PLANT EQUIPMENT IN: Plant Hire, Waste Management, Quarrying, Metal Recycling, Skip Hire, Steel, Mining, Foundry, Minerals Extraction, Aggregates, Concrete Block, Heavy Industry, FMCG, Production
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