Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: £40,000 – £46,000 (depending on experience)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: Permanent Nights (Mon–Thurs, 8pm–6am)
Verus Recruitment is supporting an established engineering business in South Yorkshire. With a wide range of production machinery on site, they are seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their night-shift team and help ensure consistent equipment reliability.
The Role You will be responsible for maintaining and improving machinery performance, including:
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance routines
- Investigating equipment operation to assist with fault diagnostics
- Completing repairs, component replacements, and adjustments
- Responding to breakdowns and restoring equipment functionality quickly
- Performing inspections, overhauls, and scheduled servicing
- Collaborating with external engineers and supporting internal H&S processes
- Modifying machinery to support operational improvements
- Sourcing necessary parts during downtime
- Independently fault-finding across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
- Using technical drawings during diagnostics and repair work
- Working at height when required
About You
You will bring:
- Experience in maintenance and repair within an engineering or production setting
- Strong understanding of 400v 3-phase electrical systems
- Competence across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems
- A practical, solution-focused approach with strong problem-solving skills
- Confidence working independently on night shifts
- Good communication and a proactive attitude towards safety and improvement
Benefits
- Competitive salary of £40,000–£46,000
- Generous holiday allowance
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to wellbeing and lifestyle benefits (e.g. discounted gym membership, healthcare support, rewards schemes)
Why Apply? This is a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer seeking a stable night-shift position within a supportive engineering team. With ongoing investment and a strong focus on improvement, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact while developing your career.
For more information, please contact our Sheffield team on 01143 830 046.
Verus Recruitment Partners is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Keywords: 400v 3-phase, pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical and electrical systems, maintenance, maintenance engineer, PPM, reactive maintenance
