Continental Maintenance Engineer

Forward Assist Recruitment; Billingham, South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Assist Recruitment is seeking a highly skilled Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a permanent, full-time role in Billingham. You will work on a continental shift pattern, responding to breakdowns and performing planned maintenance across electrical and mechanical systems in a heavy manufacturing environment.

The role offers a strong emphasis on fault-finding, hands-on maintenance, and installation work with regular overtime opportunities and a competitive salary package of 59,500

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship in mechanical or electrical maintenance or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Hands-on maintenance experience in industrial, manufacturing, or heavy engineering environments.
• Experience fault-finding on electrical and/or mechanical plant.

Responsibilities

• Respond to electrical and mechanical breakdowns and faults.
• Carry out planned, preventive and reactive maintenance across plant and equipment.
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs to minimise downtime.
• Perform electrical installation work where required.
• Support site electrical and control systems maintenance.
• Work with PLC and plant control systems and ensure safety compliance.

Skills

Fault finding

Communication

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Education

Apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance

Tools

PLCs

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Billingham
Salary: 59,500 including shift allowance + regular overtime available
Hours: Continental shift pattern
Contract: Permanent, full-time

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy engineering team within a well-established heavy manufacturing environment.

Working a continental shift pattern, you'll play a key role in keeping plant and equipment running safely and reliably, responding to breakdowns, completing planned maintenance and carrying out installation work across electrical and mechanical systems.

This is a genuinely hands‑on position for an engineer who enjoys fault‑finding, problem‑solving and working with industrial plant rather than spending their shift staring at a maintenance spreadsheet.

With a package of 59,500 including shift allowance plus regular overtime opportunities, this could be an excellent move for an experienced maintenance engineer looking for a technically varied role within a large‑scale manufacturing operation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Responding to electrical and mechanical breakdowns and faults.
• Carrying out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across plant and equipment.
• Diagnosing faults logically and completing repairs effectively to minimise downtime.
• Carrying out electrical installation work where required.
• Supporting the maintenance and management of site electrical and control systems.
• Working with PLC and plant control systems.
• Ensuring maintenance activities meet relevant electrical, mechanical and safety compliance requirements.
• Completing appropriate risk assessments before undertaking work.
• Recording planned and reactive maintenance activity accurately.
• Liaising with and supporting third‑party contractors working on site.
• Working closely with engineering, production and other stakeholders across the business.
• Supporting the wider maintenance team in improving plant reliability and performance.

What We're Looking For

You’ll need:

• A recognised apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance, or an equivalent engineering qualification.
• Previous hands‑on maintenance experience within an industrial, manufacturing, process or heavy engineering environment.
• Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault‑finding ability.
• Experience diagnosing and responding to plant and machinery breakdowns.
• Good understanding of planned and reactive maintenance.
• The ability to work safely and methodically within an industrial environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer literacy.
• The confidence to work both independently and as part of an engineering team.

Knowledge of PLCs and plant control systems would be particularly advantageous.

The Package

• 59,500 including shift allowance
• Regular overtime available
• Permanent position
• Continental shift pattern

You’ll be joining an established international engineering and manufacturing operation producing highly engineered components for demanding industrial applications.

If you’re an experienced Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a technically varied role with strong earning potential, we’d like to hear from you.

Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.