Maintenance Engineer (Evening Shift) in Coventry

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer\nCoventry | £33,300 per Annum | Overtime: Paid at 1.3x (£20.80 per hour)\n\nThe Role\n \nAn opportunity has arisen for a mid-level Hands-On Maintenance Engineer to join a fast-paced industrial coatings business operating from a high-volume production facility in Coventry. The site delivers liquid paint and powder coating services to the automotive, industrial and agricultural sectors, where uptime, speed of response and equipment reliability are critical to meeting strict production schedules and customer deadlines. This is a fully floor-based, reactive and preventative maintenance role suited to a mechanically biased engineer with strong practical capability and a willingness to work in a demanding production environment.

The role requires rapid physical intervention to diagnose faults, repair equipment and restore production as quickly and safely as possible.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nCarry out hands-on maintenance and repair of production machinery, plant equipment and associated systems within a live manufacturing environment.\nRebuild and service fluid handling equipment including pumps, reciprocating spray guns, electrostatic bells and injectors.\nMaintain and overhaul industrial curing ovens, including burners, blowers, conveyor tracks and associated mechanical components.\nClean, replace and maintain booth filtration systems, including dry filters, water-wash sludge systems and air handling units.\nRespond to breakdowns on the production floor, providing rapid fault diagnosis and repair to minimise downtime and protect output targets.\nCarry out basic electrical fault finding including tracing circuits, testing PLC inputs/outputs and resolving wiring and control issues at machine level.\nUndertake pneumatic system fault finding and repair, including air lines, actuators and control valves.\nDeliver planned preventative maintenance activities including lubrication routines, inspections and mechanical servicing across daily, weekly and monthly schedules.\nSupport emergency maintenance interventions during breakdowns and production-critical failures.\nUse hand tools, power tools, multimeters and fluid handling equipment confidently and safely.\nWork within confined or restricted spaces including spray booths and elevated work areas where required.\nMaintain high standards of safety, housekeeping and compliance with site procedures and PPE requirements. \n \nCandidate Requirements\n\nPumps, motors, bearings and general mechanical maintenance.\nIndustrial burners, ovens and thermal systems.\nBasic electrical fault finding, including wiring and control diagnostics.\nPneumatic systems and compressed air equipment.\nMIG welding and fabrication repair work.\nFast-paced breakdown response and preventative maintenance routines. \n \nWorking Pattern & Pay\n\nLocation: Coventry (Exhall)\nShift: Fixed evening shift\nHours: 2:00pm – 12:00am (Monday to Friday)\nHourly Rate: £16.00 per hour\nOvertime: Paid at 1.3x (£20.80 per hour) for hours worked over 40 per week\nOccasional weekend working required for maintenance windows and emergency breakdown support