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Permanent

Shift Maintenance Engineer / Plant Technician – Mechanical

Total Waste Recruitment
Carcroft
money-bag £44760/annum Travel Allowance, O/T x1.5
Posted: 29 May 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 25 June 2026
Ref: 225157837

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: working across 3 sites within a 12-mile radius of Carcroft (central point)

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 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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