Maintenance Engineer

Coppice PFF Packaging; Sedgefield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Coppice PFF Packaging is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer in Sedgefield to keep production equipment safe, reliable and efficient. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and drive improvements across the site while maintaining records and adherence to quality standards.

The role emphasizes proactive maintenance, root cause analysis and teamwork with Production, Quality and Operations to minimise downtime and energy use.

Qualifications

• Recognised Electrical, Mechanical or Multi‑Skilled Engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Manufacturing maintenance experience with strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with both PPM and reactive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment and site services.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Use root cause analysis to prevent recurring faults and improve equipment reliability.
• Support installations, modifications and improvement projects.
• Maintain accurate engineering records and ensure work meets HS, GMP, Quality and BRC standards.
• Work closely with Production, Quality and Operations to keep performance on track.
• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, waste, energy use and maintenance costs.
• Maintain high standards of 5S, housekeeping and engineering best practice.

Skills

Electrical qualification

Mechanical qualification

Multi-skilled

PPM maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Root cause analysis

PLC fault-finding

CMMS

Lean/CI knowledge

Tools

CMMS

PLC fault-finding tools

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Sedgefield, TS21 3EE

Salary: Competitive, DOE

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Keep our operation running at its best!

We're looking for a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer to keep our production equipment safe, reliable and performing at its best. You'll be hands‑on, solving mechanical and electrical faults, driving preventative maintenance and helping us continuously improve how we operate.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment and site services.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Use root cause analysis to prevent recurring faults and improve equipment reliability.
• Support installations, modifications and improvement projects.
• Maintain accurate engineering records and ensure work meets H&S, GMP, Quality and BRC standards.
• Work closely with Production, Quality and Operations to keep performance on track.
• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, waste, energy use and maintenance costs.
• Maintain high standards of 5S, housekeeping and engineering best practice.

What you’ll bring

• Recognised Electrical, Mechanical or Multi‑Skilled Engineering qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
• Manufacturing maintenance experience with strong mechanical and electrical fault‑finding skills.
• Experience with both PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Strong problem‑solving and root cause analysis ability.
• Good understanding of safe systems of work and engineering standards.
• A proactive, hands‑on approach with the ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.
• PLC fault‑finding, CMMS, FMCG/packaging experience and Lean/Continuous Improvement knowledge would be an advantage.

If you're a practical, solutions-focused engineer who wants to make a real impact on reliability, uptime and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.