Plumbing & Maintenance Technician – Manufacturing

Adecco (Portugal); Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

5% employer pension contribution

Life Assurance

Healthcare Plan

Employee Discount Scheme

Bike to Work Scheme

Job summary

Adecco Group UK & Ireland is seeking a Maintenance Technician (Plumbing Bias) in Newcastle Upon Tyne to support critical site services and production infrastructure through proactive plumbing and mechanical maintenance.

Working within the engineering team, you will perform PPM and reactive maintenance on pipework, pumps, valves and gas systems, read drawings and schematics, and help drive reliability. Shifts are early/late with 1 in 5 weekends and overtime available.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining pipework, utility systems, pumps, valves and mechanical equipment in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Gas Safe qualification or industrial gas systems experience advantageous.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics or P&IDs.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities.
• Diagnosing and repairing faults on industrial plumbing and mechanical systems.
• Maintaining pipework, valves, pumps, pressure control equipment and associated infrastructure.
• Supporting maintenance activities on gas, compressed air, water and utility distribution systems.
• Responding quickly to breakdowns and site service issues to minimise downtime.
• Assisting with plant shutdowns, equipment overhauls and continuous improvement projects.
• Conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety and permit-to-work procedures.

Skills

Plumbing

Mechanical maintenance

Gas Safe qualification

Reading engineering drawings

PPM systems

Fault finding

Education

Plumbing qualification

Engineering qualification

Job description

Adecco Group UK & Ireland is seeking a Maintenance Technician (Plumbing Bias) in Newcastle Upon Tyne to support critical site services and production infrastructure through proactive plumbing and mechanical maintenance.

Working within the engineering team, you will perform PPM and reactive maintenance on pipework, pumps, valves and gas systems, read drawings and schematics, and help drive reliability. Shifts are early/late with 1 in 5 weekends and overtime available.