Maintenance Engineer

Company Description The Remet Company Limited, founded in 1947 by Josef Reid, has grown into an international market leader in the metals industry. The company operates across sectors such as smelting, shredding, and granulation, moving over 100,000 tonnes of material each year. Remet works with businesses across Europe, Asia, and the UK to support sustainable supply chains that return raw materials to use in industries including superalloy, aerospace, and power generation. The company is committed to recycling, waste reduction, and meeting industry standards through relevant accreditations. Competitive salary (£44,000-£50,000 DOE), company pension, training opportunities and the chance to play a key role in a growing recycling operation.

• Role Description We are seeking a practical, mechanically biased Night Shift Maintenance Engineer to carry out planned and preventative maintenance activities during non-production hours. The role is focused on improving plant reliability, reducing downtime and ensuring equipment is fully available for daytime production operations. This is a hands-on position suited to an experienced fitter who enjoys working independently whilst supporting a wider maintenance team. Key Responsibilities Planned Maintenance
• Carry out routine preventative maintenance activities on processing equipment.
• Complete scheduled maintenance tasks during night shift shutdown periods.
• Conduct inspections and condition monitoring of critical assets.
• Replace worn or damaged components before failure occurs. Mechanical Maintenance
• Maintain conveyors, pulleys, bearings, rollers and drive systems.
• Repair and replace gearboxes, motors and transmission equipment.
• Carry out hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance activities.
• Complete alignment work and routine mechanical repairs. Fabrication and Repairs
• Undertake basic fabrication work.
• Carry out MIG welding repairs.
• Repair guards, frames, platforms, hoppers and plant structures.
• Fabricate simple modifications to improve reliability and maintainability. Support During Breakdowns
• Assist with repair activities where required.
• Identify root causes of recurring failures.
• Provide basic fault diagnosis on electrical and automation systems.
• Escalate complex electrical and PLC issues to the appropriate personnel. Housekeeping and Safety
• Follow all safe isolation and lock-off procedures.
• Maintain engineering workshop standards.
• Ensure maintenance records are completed accurately.
• Work in accordance with company health, safety and environmental procedures. Essential Skills & Experience Mechanical
• Strong mechanical fitting experience.
• Bearings and housings.
• Gearboxes.
• Conveyor systems.
• Chains and sprockets.
• Hydraulic equipment.
• Pneumatic systems.
• Pumps and fans.
• Belt alignment and tracking. Fabrication
• MIG welding.
• Basic fabrication.
• Use of engineering workshop equipment.
• Practical repair and modification skills. Fault Finding
• Strong mechanical fault-finding ability.
• Ability to diagnose basic electrical faults.
• Understanding of motors, sensors and drives.
• Ability to identify PLC-related faults for escalation. Health & Safety
• Safe isolation procedures.
• Lock Out / Tag Out.
• Risk assessment awareness.
• Working at height awareness. Desirable Experience
• Cable granulation plants.
• Recycling industry.
• Waste processing operations.
• Shredders and material handling systems.
• Dust extraction systems.
• Conveyor-intensive manufacturing environments.
• Heavy industrial maintenance.