Multiskilled Maintenance Technician – Automated Plant

Theo James Recruitment; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension up to 8% matched

Ongoing Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Career Progression Opportunities

Modern Manufacturing Environment

Stable, Growing Business

Holiday Allowance

Supportive Engineering Team

Long-term job security

Ongoing technical training

Opportunity to work on a variety of 1&

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing business in Gateshead is seeking a Multiskilled Maintenance Technician to join its engineering team. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery, site services and improving reliability across the facility.

You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance, fault-find electrical and mechanical equipment, and support improvement projects while keeping accurate CMMS records. A proactive, safety-conscious teammate with good communication will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship or recognised engineering qualification.
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Strong fault-finding in electrical and mechanical areas.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventive maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.
• Fault finding and repairing electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Supporting continuous improvement and equipment modification projects.
• Completing maintenance records using the CMMS system.
• Assisting with risk assessments and permit-to-work activities.
• Supporting root cause analysis to eliminate repeat failures.
• Ordering and managing engineering spare parts when required.
• Working closely with production to maximise machine availability.
• Ensuring all engineering activities comply with health and safety legislation.
• Contributing to a proactive engineering culture focused on reliability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Time-served apprenticeship

Manufacturing environment

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

CMMS experience

Health & Safety knowledge

Problem solving

Communication & teamwork

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or qualification

Tools

CMMS/maintenance software

Job description

A leading food manufacturing business in Gateshead is seeking a Multiskilled Maintenance Technician to join its engineering team. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery, site services and improving reliability across the facility.

You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance, fault-find electrical and mechanical equipment, and support improvement projects while keeping accurate CMMS records. A proactive, safety-conscious teammate with good communication will thrive here.