Maintenance Engineer — Specialist Equipment & PPM

RH Recruiting Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

RH Recruiting Limited is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer for an established manufacturing facility in the UK. The role focuses on preventative maintenance and fault diagnosis on specialist equipment, ensuring high uptime and reliability.

You will work 70% on PPM and 30% on reactive maintenance, with a strong emphasis on planning repairs and delivering long-lasting solutions. Overtime is available at enhanced rates, and the site operates early morning shifts.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Maintenance.
• Experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills on automated production machinery.
• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance programmes.
• Excellent understanding of electrical control systems, motors, drives, sensors and inverters.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Experience using CMMS, ideally Shire or similar.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across a wide range of manufacturing equipment.
• Respond to machinery breakdowns, diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Perform electrical fault finding on PLC-controlled equipment, drives, motors, sensors, inverters and automated machinery.
• Maintain and repair specialist production equipment including gearboxes, pumps and conveyors.
• Read and interpret schematics and technical documentation.
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify recurring issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability, safety and efficiency.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

PLC fault diagnosis

CMMS usage

Mechanical maintenance

Diagnostics/Root-cause analysis

Reading schematics

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Maintenance

Tools

Shire CMMS

Job description

RH Recruiting Limited is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer for an established manufacturing facility in the UK. The role focuses on preventative maintenance and fault diagnosis on specialist equipment, ensuring high uptime and reliability.

You will work 70% on PPM and 30% on reactive maintenance, with a strong emphasis on planning repairs and delivering long-lasting solutions. Overtime is available at enhanced rates, and the site operates early morning shifts.