Contract Maintenance Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company seeks a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to ensure seamless operations in their Harrogate facility. The role involves responding to equipment breakdowns, conducting maintenance, and training team members. Candidates with electrical bias and mechanical experience in Food/FMCG sectors are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in Food/FMCG/Packaging manufacturing is advantageous.
• Ability to train team members for minor maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Respond to equipment breakdowns and perform scheduled maintenance.
• Fault find effectively and maintain high machinery standards.
• Train operational teams in minor maintenance tasks.

Skills

Electrical Fault Finding

Mechanical Drive Systems

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Time served engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Job Description

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Outside IR35
£35.00 per hour Ltd
4 on 4 off Shifts (Days/Nights) 12 hrs
gap technical are proud to be representing this market leading manufacturing business in their search for an Electrically Biased Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to work at their facility based near Harrogate.

Performance Objectives

• To support the manufacturing process by responding effectively to equipment breakdowns, carrying out scheduled maintenance work and being proactive on the correction and modification of reoccurring machine processing faults.




• To respond effectively to equipment breakdowns and ensure maximum focus is given to their nominated production area




• To fault find in an effective and efficient manner whilst utilising the various machines historic / information documentation




• To establish harmonious relations with the operational staff and to work flexibly with them




• To train operational team members to perform minor maintenance tasks and to assist in major repairs




• Ensuring that machinery is maintained and repaired to a high standard.




• Pro-active in the reduction of engineering downtime and continuous improvement of the process and the department.

Person Specification

• The successful candidate will ideally of completed a Time served engineering apprenticeship




• Electrical Bias, Fault Finding on 3 phase Electrical Systems, Drives, Panel, Sensors




• Experience with Mechanical Drive Systems, Conveyors, Packaging Equipment etc




• A background in Food/FMCG/Packaging Manufacturing will be a distinct advantage however not a prerequisite.




• You must be an excellent communicator and be able to plan and organise efficiently.

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Closing Date: 14/07/2025
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