Hands-On Maintenance Engineer (3-Shift)

ELIS; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A competitive salary

Training & development

On-site parking

29 days holiday

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Elis is seeking a skilled Engineer at our Bishop Auckland site to keep operations safe, efficient and reliable. You will perform planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and support improvements across site machinery.

Join a busy engineering team in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to contribute ideas, develop skills and progress within Elis. A strong safety mindset and practical engineering capability are essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ engineering experience in manufacturing, production or process-driven environment.
• Strong practical mechanical and electrical engineering skills.
• Experience with electrical circuits, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Logical fault-finding and ability to interpret engineering drawings/schematics.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance to maximise reliability and minimise downtime.
• Diagnose faults and implement safe, effective repairs.
• Maintain site assets and infrastructure to high standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Work with Production and site teams and communicate engineering needs clearly.
• Ensure activities follow site Health & Safety requirements and engineering standards.
• Maintain accurate PPM records using CMMS.
• Assist with equipment upgrades and wider engineering projects.

Skills

Practical engineering

Mechanical & electrical skills

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Safety-first mindset

Education

Engineering NVQ L3/4, BTEC, City & Guilds, HND

Apprentice-trained background

Tools

CMMS system

Electrical circuits diagrams

Job description

Elis is seeking a skilled Engineer at our Bishop Auckland site to keep operations safe, efficient and reliable. You will perform planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and support improvements across site machinery.

Join a busy engineering team in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to contribute ideas, develop skills and progress within Elis. A strong safety mindset and practical engineering capability are essential.