Mechanical Maintenance Technician

CDM Recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Annual Bonus

Holiday Buy/Sell scheme

Excellent progression and training

Job summary

CDM Recruitment is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Engineer in North East England to ensure the mechanical integrity of production facilities. Your responsibilities will include conducting mechanical maintenance, diagnosing faults in machinery, and implementing improvement initiatives.

This role offers a continental shift pattern with no weekends, along with benefits such as private healthcare, overtime availability, and training opportunities to enhance your career.

Qualifications

• Completed a time-served mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Proven hands-on experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Strong mechanical engineering and maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive, planned, preventative, and predictive mechanical maintenance.
• Diagnose and rectify mechanical faults across production machinery.
• Support production through effective fault-finding and troubleshooting.
• Take ownership of continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Fault diagnosis

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

We are working with our client who are a global and heavily established business. You will be joining a professional and supportive environment that values technical expertise, quality, and high standards. This is an opportunity to develop a rewarding and varied career within a well-equipped, modern facility.

Continental shift pattern with no weekends!

Your role will beto maintain and improve the mechanical integrity of a global asset base, ensuring machinery consistently delivers high-quality output from well-presented and efficiently maintained facilities that exceed customer expectations.

Job Description

• Carry out reactive, planned, preventative, and predictive mechanical maintenance on site equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify mechanical faults across a range of production and process machinery.
• Work extensively with mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, gearboxes, bearings, drives, and rotating equipment.
• Record and communicate maintenance activities accurately via written, electronic, and verbal methods.
• Support production and other departments through effective fault-finding and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Assist with mechanical installation, commissioning, and upgrade projects.
• Take ownership of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Review maintenance activities and recommend corrective or improvement actions where required.
• Ensure all work is carried out in line with site health, safety, and mechanical engineering standards.

You’re suited to this role if you have:

• Completed a time-served mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Strong mechanical engineering and maintenance experience.
• Proven hands-on experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, motors, gearboxes, and mechanical assemblies.
• An HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering (desirable).

Benefits

• Continental shift pattern with no Weekends!
• Overtime available
• Excellent progression and training
• Private Healthcare
• Annual Bonus
• Holiday Buy/Sell scheme