Maintenance Engineer

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join a friendly team in the Tees Valley area. This position involves performing mechanical and electrical maintenance within a fast-paced production environment, with opportunities for training and professional development. Ideal candidates will have completed a recognized engineering apprenticeship and possess strong troubleshooting skills. The role offers a competitive salary of £32,000 to £35,000 per annum along with various benefits.

Benefits

Further training opportunities

Career development

Established team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance engineering or service engineering.
• Good knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to work well in a team and adapt to challenges.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned maintenance tasks in a production environment.
• React promptly to machinery breakdowns and perform repairs.
• Assist in equipment upgrades and new installations.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Troubleshooting

Fault-finding

Team collaboration

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Education

Recognised engineering apprenticeship

NVQ or C&G Level 3 in mechanical/electrical

Job description

Role: Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Technician
Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 per annum, plus benefits, further training and career opportunities
Hours: Day shift (hours are negotiable - 8 hours per day)
Location: Sunderland, Middlesborough, Chester-Le-Street, Hartlepool, Bishop Auckland, Darlington

Company

We are actively recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to work within a large international company. You will benefit from an established, friendly and loyal team of Maintenance Engineers who provide planned maintenance & respond to breakdowns within their fast-paced production environment.

The opportunity offers you the chance to receive training to cover both disciplines, so those who are either fully mechanical or fully electrical are very much encouraged to apply. As long as you're willing to learn and take on the training required.

If you are a newly qualified engineer with experience of maintenance or service work, looking for a great opportunity to sink your teeth into and build a bright future, this is the job for you! Do not delay and apply now!

The Role

• Working under the direction of the senior engineer, this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will provide their efforts to complete allocated mechanical & electrical maintenance tasks and projects, ensuring quality and completion of the tasks are delivered within the agreed timescales.
• Responsibilities include undertaking planned maintenance, reacting to breakdowns, delivering equipment upgrades, new installations and infrastructure changes, together with building maintenance as & when required.
• This is a multi-skilled environment, however either bias is acceptable with help and support provided for the Maintenance Engineer to improve the lesser discipline.

Requirements

• A background in Maintenance engineering or Service Engineering in any environment, such as industrial, facilities, FMCG, building services or similar type production/manufacturing environments.
• Have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or hold engineering qualifications ie. NVQ or C&G Level 3 in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled.
• Enjoy good maintenance and troubleshooting skills across some of the following: motors, belts, bearings, chains, gears, boilers, pumps, inverters, sensors, relays, contactors, 3 phase motors, PLC's, pneumatics, hydraulics or similar.
• Are multi-skilled across electrical & mechanical - either bias is equally welcome - alternatively you have a passion to build on your current speciality (Mechanical or electrical) and become multi-skilled!
• Have good fault‑finding skills.
• Are friendly and adaptable, with the ability to work well as part of a small team.
• Are proactive and enjoy getting your hands dirty.

If this role within a superb team of like minded engineers sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up‑to‑date CV to Vicky at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Vicky for further information.

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.