Maintenance Engineer

Job Role: Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £46,300

Location: Cumbernauld, Glasgow

Shift: Monday to Friday, 06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00

Looking for a Maintenance Engineer role where you can make a real impact on production performance while developing your skills with a well-established engineering team?

Our client is seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their busy manufacturing operation in Cumbernauld. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical background who enjoys fault-finding, problem-solving, and working within a fast-paced production environment. The successful Maintenance Engineer will play a key role in minimising downtime, improving plant reliability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery and equipment.
• Diagnosing and rectifying electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Working closely with production teams to improve plant performance and productivity.
• Investigating breakdowns and machinery speed losses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensuring spare parts, materials, and maintenance resources are available when required.
• Recording maintenance activities and repairs to identify recurring issues and support continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Multi-skilled engineering experience with a strong electrical bias.
• Ability to fault-find on single and three-phase systems, servo motors, AC motors, sensors, and control systems.
• Knowledge of PLC-controlled machinery and electrical installations, including lighting and small power.
• Mechanical maintenance experience covering gearboxes, drive systems, rollers, shafts, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Ability to strip down machinery to component level and rebuild equipment effectively.
• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent preferred, although time-served engineers will also be considered.
• Strong communication skills, organisational ability, and a proactive approach to maintenance.

What's on Offer

• Salary: £46,300
• Private healthcare.
• Perkbox membership with discounts on gym memberships, activewear, shopping, cinema tickets, food and drink, and wellbeing support.
• WE CARE membership providing 24/7 GP access, mental health support, fitness programmes, and wellbeing resources.
• Opportunities to gain further qualifications through external training.
• Clear career progression and development opportunities.
• 23 days holiday, increasing with service, plus statutory holidays and a fixed Christmas shutdown.
• Company pension scheme.
• Free on-site parking.
• Online holiday booking system.

Location: Cumbernauld, Glasgow
Job: Maintenance Engineer
Shifts: Monday to Friday, 06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00

Apply now to take the next step in your Maintenance Engineer career with a business that continues to invest in its people, equipment, and future growth.