Shift Maintenance Technician
Brightwork Ltd
Anstruther Easter · posted 5 August 2026
Job type
temporary
Location
Anstruther Easter, Fife
Category
Banking and Financial Services
Mechanical Shift Maintenance Technician
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Brightwork is delighted to be supporting our client, a leading heavy manufacturing business, in the recruitment of a Mechanical Shift Maintenance Technician to join their established Engineering team.
Reporting to the Engineering Team Leader, you will provide maintenance support across the site, ensuring plant and equipment operate safely and efficiently. The role will involve both planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement activities within a fast-paced production environment.
Key Responsibilities
Mechanical fault finding and repair of production equipment
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities
Maintenance of conveyors, bearings, motors, gearboxes, and couplings
Basic electrical fault finding and repairs
Maintenance of site services, including compressed air, boilers, cooling towers, and refrigeration systems
Supporting projects to improve reliability and reduce downtime
About You
Time-served Mechanical Engineer with a recognised apprenticeship
Experience within a heavy manufacturing, industrial, or production environment
Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills
Basic electrical knowledge
Safety-focused with a proactive approach
Shift Pattern
38-hour week on a rotating Days, Back Shift, and Night Shift pattern (Monday to Friday), with paid breaks.
Brightwork Ltd offers the services of an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. xwzovoh Brightwork (part of the Staffline Group), do not charge any recruitment or job-seeking fees at any stage of the hiring process.
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Check all associated application documentation thoroughly before clicking on the apply button at the bottom of this description.
Brightwork is delighted to be supporting our client, a leading heavy manufacturing business, in the recruitment of a Mechanical Shift Maintenance Technician to join their established Engineering team.
Reporting to the Engineering Team Leader, you will provide maintenance support across the site, ensuring plant and equipment operate safely and efficiently. The role will involve both planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement activities within a fast-paced production environment.
Key Responsibilities
Mechanical fault finding and repair of production equipment
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities
Maintenance of conveyors, bearings, motors, gearboxes, and couplings
Basic electrical fault finding and repairs
Maintenance of site services, including compressed air, boilers, cooling towers, and refrigeration systems
Supporting projects to improve reliability and reduce downtime
About You
Time-served Mechanical Engineer with a recognised apprenticeship
Experience within a heavy manufacturing, industrial, or production environment
Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills
Basic electrical knowledge
Safety-focused with a proactive approach
Shift Pattern
38-hour week on a rotating Days, Back Shift, and Night Shift pattern (Monday to Friday), with paid breaks.
Brightwork Ltd offers the services of an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. xwzovoh Brightwork (part of the Staffline Group), do not charge any recruitment or job-seeking fees at any stage of the hiring process.