Mechanical Engineer
Manufacturing | Weekend Nights
Sleaford area, Lincolnshire
Saturday-Monday | 16:00-04:00

This is a hands-on mechanical role on a busy manufacturing site that runs hard over the weekend.

When production stops, you're the reason it starts again.
Not by shouting. By fixing it.

The job

You'll provide a solid engineering service to production, keeping equipment running, responding fast to breakdowns, and improving reliability over time.

Planned work matters here. So does fault-finding that goes beyond "it's working again, leave it".

The aim is simple.
Better availability. Better performance. Fewer repeat failures.

What you'll be doing

• Responding quickly and safely to breakdowns and stoppages

• Maintaining, adjusting and repairing production equipment

• Carrying out planned maintenance and mechanical fault-finding

• Working with gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, hydraulics and pneumatics

• Supporting OEE targets by fixing problems properly

• Working with engineering leadership and external support on improvements

• Following LO/TO, COSHH and site safety procedures without shortcuts

• Recording all work and parts accurately in the PPM system (SAP)

• Supporting training and safe operation of machinery

• Contributing to energy reduction and environmental improvements

How performance is measured

• PPMs completed properly, not tick-boxed

• First Time Fix on breakdowns

• Consistent safety observations and standards

What you need

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering

• UK-recognised engineering qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment

• Strong fault-finding and decision-making ability

• Clear communication and decent written English

Useful, not essential

• Food or protein processing machinery experience

• Welding, ideally TIG

• Lean or continuous improvement exposure

• Automated machinery experience

• SAP or CMMS familiarity

What's on offer

• Permanent weekend nights role

• Stable three-day working pattern

• Well-established manufacturing site

• A role where mechanical skills actually matter