Maintenance Technician: Reliability & Uptime Champion

Manpower UK Limited; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower UK Limited is seeking a maintenance technician for a high-speed manufacturing environment in the UK. You will perform preventive, corrective, and proactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and support reliability improvements to minimise downtime.

The role requires electrical bias, reading schematics, and a disciplined approach to safety and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with operators, engineers, and supervisors to keep production running smoothly.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or ONC apprenticeship (or equivalent) in mechanical, electrical, industrial maintenance, mechatronics, or related discipline.
• Experience maintaining production, packaging, converting, assembly, or automated manufacturing equipment.
• Strong safety knowledge including lockout/tagout and safe systems of work.
• Able to read technical drawings, schematics, manuals and maintenance instructions.
• Electrical bias preferred; able to diagnose and repair electrical faults efficiently.
• Proven troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation issues.
• Ability to fault-find in a fast-paced production setting and restore uptime safely.
• Knowledge of maintenance best practices and reliability-focused improvements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve production equipment in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Carry out planned, preventive, and corrective maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Respond quickly and safely to equipment breakdowns and production interruptions.
• Follow safety procedures, including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and site maintenance practices.
• Identify equipment risks and opportunities for reliability improvement.
• Support root cause analysis for recurring equipment issues.
• Work with operators, engineers, and supervisors to maintain safe and efficient operations.
• Maintain housekeeping in maintenance areas and around equipment.
• Support continuous improvement activities related to safety, quality, uptime, and equipment performance.

Skills

Electrical

Mechanical

Pneumatic

Hydraulic

Reading schematics

PLC Troubleshooting

Education

NVQ Level 3 / ONC

Job description

Manpower UK Limited is seeking a maintenance technician for a high-speed manufacturing environment in the UK. You will perform preventive, corrective, and proactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and support reliability improvements to minimise downtime.

The role requires electrical bias, reading schematics, and a disciplined approach to safety and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with operators, engineers, and supervisors to keep production running smoothly.