Maintenance Engineer Manufacturing Operations

Marshalls PLC; North Shields; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading landscaping products manufacturer in North Shields is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to oversee engineering activities at their site. The successful candidate will ensure high standards of health and safety, support production of protective products, and drive continuous improvements. Ideal applicants will possess relevant electrical or mechanical qualifications, experience in a manufacturing environment, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. This role comes with a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

34 days holiday

Training and development opportunities

Free onsite parking

Health care cash plan

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount on products

Life assurance

Qualifications

• 17th/18th Edition Certificate holder.
• Able to read and understand technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Prioritise all engineering activities on the site.
• Support the production of protective street furniture.
• Engage colleagues to create a proactive approach to prevent equipment failure.

Skills

Electrical and/or mechanical qualifications

Experience of operating in a manufacturing environment

Analytical skills

Continuous improvement/lean manufacturing techniques

Technical communication skills

Microsoft Office skills

Education

ONC/HNC or equivalent in an engineering related subject

Job description

Maintenance Engineer • North Shields • Highly Competitive Salary plus benefits • Monday to Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm

Marshalls plc is the UK’s leading hard landscaping, building and roofing products supplier and has supplied some of the most prestigious landmarks in the UK since the 1890s. We’ve held a Superbrand status since 2010, and we’re a successful FTSE 250! Every step we take and every product we make is geared towards making the world around us a better place to live.

Marshalls Landscape Protection manufactures street furniture designed to promote and protect the safety of shared urban spaces and the people that use them. Our market leading range of products covers everything from bollards, planters, and seating in various materials and are available both crash-tested or non-crash-tested, offering everything required to develop urban areas in terms of both public safety and aesthetic appeal.

Mission

You will be responsible for the prioritisation of all engineering activities across our North Shields site, ensuring that standards for health, safety, environmental, quality, people and performance are delivered on both a personal and team level. You will play a key role in supporting and developing a strategy with the Site Operations Manager to meet and exceed KPIs in all areas by ensuring business objectives are embedded in the site culture, engaging the ‘hearts and minds’ of your colleagues to create and sustain a proactive approach to the prevention of manufacturing equipment failure and downtimes.

In this exciting role, you will play a key role in supporting the production of our extensive range of protective street furniture and counter-terrorism products, so if this gets you excited and you’re an enthusiastic team player with a willingness to succeed and develop new skills, then we want to hear from you!

Mission-critical skills

• Electrical and / or mechanical qualifications / time served apprenticeship
• ONC / HNC or equivalent in an engineering related subject
• Hold 17th / 18th Edition Certificate
• Experience of operating in a manufacturing environment with relevant safety systems, quality standards, housekeeping standards etc
• Able to demonstrate the use of data / analytical skills
• Some experience of continuous improvement/lean manufacturing techniques
• Experience of fault finding and rectification
• Able to use initiative when working alone
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good technical communication skills
• Can read & understand technical drawings (mechanical & electrical)
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, Outlook)

What’s next?

This is a great opportunity to take the next step in progressing your career and join our industry-leading plc! New ideas are encouraged, and you will be rewarded with the opportunity to learn and grow, achieving your career aspiration! Have a look at our careers website for more information on working for Marshalls https://www.marshalls.co.uk/careers

Benefits

• 34 days holiday
• Training and development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay and leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on Marshalls products
• Life assurance
• A chance to work for the UK’s leading manufacturer of landscaping products!

More about Marshalls

Our operations are organised into three distinct divisions: Landscape Products, Building Products, and Roofing Products. Marshalls Landscape Products stands out as the leading UK manufacturer of high-quality natural stone and innovative concrete hard landscaping products. We cater to the construction, home improvement, and landscape markets, offering superior solutions. Marshalls Building Products serves as a reliable supplier of concrete drainage products, concrete bricks, ready-to-use mortars, and aggregates. Marshalls Roofing Products is recognised as a leader in the manufacturing and supply of pitched roofing systems. Our product range includes clay and concrete tiles, timber battens, roof-integrated solar solutions, and various roofing accessories. Although divisional, we work as one Marshalls team. We’re particularly proud to have paved every location on the Monopoly Board! To find out more about Marshalls please visit our website: www.marshalls.co.uk

Equal Opportunities

Whoever you are and whatever your background, you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. You’re unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day. We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve. Marshalls is a workplace where you’re valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself!