Shift Maintenance Engineer

ZipRecruiter; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious engineering firm in the North East of England is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join its expanding team. The role involves carrying out planned maintenance, responding to breakdowns, and ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines. Candidates should have skills in electrical and mechanical fault finding and ideally possess an HNC qualification. The company offers a competitive salary, pension, and opportunities for progression towards a Maintenance Manager role.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company pension

Progression towards Maintenance Manager

Qualifications

• Time served and ideally multi-skilled, bias towards Electrical or Mechanical considered.
• Ability to create innovative solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on plant & equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns on production machines.
• Identify and order spare parts.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings

Innovative problem-solving

Computer literacy

Education

HNC qualification or above

Job description

Overview

MTrec’s New Opportunity MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based in Tyne & Wear, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Maintenance Engineer to join their team. You will be joining an expanding, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client is entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with high-value orders for many years into the future.

You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, a great team culture and a fantastic new career move.

Your Responsibilities

The Job You’ll Do;

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on plant & equipment to a high standard
• Respond to breakdowns on production machines
• To comply with legal requirements and work within company health and safety guidelines
• Identify and order spare parts
• Complete records using maintenance management system
• Carry out electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Project work/continuous development
• To work safely at all times and adhere to company policies

About You

• Time served and ideally multi-skilled, although a slight bias towards Electrical or Mechanical is considered
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings
• Ability to carry out electrical and mechanical fault finding
• HNC qualification or above is but not essential
• Ability to create innovative solutions to complex problems
• Work with the OEM machine technicians when required
• Computer literate, familiarity with stock control and spreadsheets

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Company pension
• Progression towards Maintenance Manager
• Opportunity to join a secure, expanding business
• Full benefits discussed later in the process

Working Hours

• Continental 12-hour shifts, 4x on 4x off
• 2x Days, 2x Nights