Maintenance Engineer

Location: Sedgefield, TS21 3EE
Salary: Competitive, DOE 
Contract: Full-time

Keep Production Running. Keep Improving.

We’re looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to maximise equipment reliability, performance and availability across our production and site services.

This is a hands-on role combining planned preventative maintenance, mechanical and electrical fault-finding and continuous improvement to minimise downtime and keep our manufacturing operation running safely and efficiently.

What You'll Do

•  Deliver planned preventative and reactive maintenance across production equipment and site services.
•  Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical breakdowns quickly and effectively.
•  Carry out root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurring faults.
•  Support equipment installations, modifications and improvement projects.
•  Maintain accurate maintenance records and engineering documentation.
•  Work closely with Production, Quality and Operations to achieve site performance targets.
•  Identify opportunities to improve reliability, reduce downtime, waste, energy use and costs.
•  Maintain high standards of 5S, GMP, Health & Safety, Quality and BRC compliance.
•  Support colleagues through knowledge sharing and training where required.
•  Balance planned maintenance, reactive work and business-critical requirements effectively.

What You'll Bring

•  Recognised Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
•  Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
•  Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
•  Experience delivering both PPM and reactive maintenance.
•  Ability to interpret engineering drawings, manuals and technical documentation.
•  Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
•  Good understanding of Health & Safety and safe systems of work.
•  Good computer skills and the ability to maintain accurate records.
•  A proactive, team-focused approach with the ability to prioritise under pressure.

Experience in food, packaging, FMCG or high-speed manufacturing would be advantageous, along with PLC fault-finding, CMMS, Lean/Continuous Improvement or capital project experience.

Why Join Us

You'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on equipment reliability, production uptime and continuous improvement, working closely with Production, Quality and Operations in a busy manufacturing environment.

If you're a practical, solutions-focused engineer who enjoys fixing problems, preventing failures and making things work better, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply now and help keep our operation running at its best.