Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Forward Assist Recruitment; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Forward Assist Recruitment is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering and manufacturing operation in Middlesbrough.

You will troubleshoot electrical and mechanical faults, perform planned and reactive maintenance, support PLC and plant control systems, and work closely with production to keep plant safe and reliable.

The role is full-time and permanent with a shift pattern to be confirmed; salary is 45k-50k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Must have recognised mechanical or electrical apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Experience in maintenance engineering within manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding across electrical and/or mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of PLCs and plant control systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Respond to electrical and mechanical breakdowns and diagnose faults efficiently.
• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across plant and equipment.
• Complete electrical installation work where required.
• Support the maintenance and reliability of electrical and control systems.
• Fault-finding across mechanical systems and equipment.
• Work with PLC and plant control systems.
• Ensure engineering activities meet safety and compliance standards.
• Record maintenance activity and help ensure planned work is completed effectively.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

PLC knowledge

Maintenance planning

Problem solving

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Middlesbrough

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience (45k-50k)

Hours: Full-time, permanent | Shift pattern to be confirmed

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering and manufacturing operation in Middlesbrough.

This is a hands-on role within a busy industrial environment where you'll play an important part in keeping plant, machinery and control systems operating safely and reliably.

What You'll Be Doing

• Responding to electrical and mechanical breakdowns and diagnosing faults efficiently.
• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across plant and equipment.
• Completing electrical installation work where required.
• Supporting the maintenance and reliability of electrical and control systems.
• Fault-finding across mechanical systems and equipment.
• Working with PLC and plant control systems.
• Ensuring engineering activities meet relevant safety and compliance standards.
• Completing appropriate risk assessments before undertaking work.
• Supporting equipment installations, modifications and maintenance activities.
• Liaising with third-party contractors when required.
• Working closely with production, engineering and other stakeholders across the site.
• Recording maintenance activity accurately and helping ensure planned work is completed effectively.

What We're Looking For

• A recognised Mechanical or Electrical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Previous experience within a maintenance engineering role, ideally in manufacturing, process, heavy engineering or another industrial environment.
• Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault-finding ability.
• Experience responding to plant and machinery breakdowns.
• An understanding of planned preventative maintenance.
• Knowledge of PLCs and plant control systems would be advantageous.
• Good awareness of engineering safety, risk assessment and compliance.
• Confidence working both independently and as part of an engineering team.
• Good communication and basic computer skills.
• A practical, logical approach to fault-finding and problem-solving.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join an established international engineering and manufacturing environment producing highly engineered components for demanding industrial applications.

You'll be working with varied plant and equipment in a role that combines hands‑on maintenance, fault‑finding, installation and engineering problem‑solving, with the opportunity to continue developing your technical skills.

Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds