Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Sedgefield, TS21 3EESalary: Competitive, DOE Contract: Full-time

Keep Production Running. Keep Improving.

We’re looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to maximise equipment reliability, performance and availability across our production and site services.

This is a hands-on role combining planned preventative maintenance, mechanical and electrical fault-finding and continuous improvement to minimise downtime and keep our manufacturing operation running safely and efficiently.

What You'll Do

• Deliver planned preventative and reactive maintenance across production equipment and site services.• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical breakdowns quickly and effectively.• Carry out root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurring faults.• Support equipment installations, modifications and improvement projects.• Maintain accurate maintenance records and engineering documentation.• Work closely with Production, Quality and Operations to achieve site performance targets.• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, reduce downtime, waste, energy use and costs.• Maintain high standards of 5S, GMP, Health & Safety, Quality and BRC compliance.• Support colleagues through knowledge sharing and training where required.• Balance planned maintenance, reactive work and business-critical requirements effectively.

What You'll Bring

• Recognised Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering qualification, or equivalent practical experience.• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.• Experience delivering both PPM and reactive maintenance.• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, manuals and technical documentation.• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.• Good understanding of Health & Safety and safe systems of work.• Good computer skills and the ability to maintain accurate records.• A proactive, team-focused approach with the ability to prioritise under pressure.

Experience in food, packaging, FMCG or high-speed manufacturing would be advantageous, along with PLC fault-finding, CMMS, Lean/Continuous Improvement or capital project experience.

Why Join Us

You'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on equipment reliability, production uptime and continuous improvement, working closely with Production, Quality and Operations in a busy manufacturing environment.

If you're a practical, solutions-focused engineer who enjoys fixing problems, preventing failures and making things work better, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply now and help keep our operation running at its best

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