Maintenance Engineer

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title – Maintenance Engineer
Location – Hexham, Northumberland
Salary – £39,400 (OTE £55K+ with overtime and callout)
Shift – Days (Mon–Thurs 8am–4pm, Fri 8am–3pm)

Job Role of the Maintenance Engineer

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established and growing paper manufacturing business producing high-quality hygiene products including centrefeed rolls, toilet tissue, and industrial paper products.

Working within a supportive and experienced engineering team, you will be responsible for carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs across a range of paper production and converting machinery. You will also be involved in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and performance.

The manufacturing process involves recycling waste paper fibre into finished paper products through pulping, forming, drying, and converting processes, providing exposure to heavy industrial machinery and process equipment.

Sector – Paper Manufacturing / Industrial Production Maintenance

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Maintenance Engineer

Experience working in a manufacturing or industrial maintenance environment
Engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent)
Able to read electrical diagrams 

The Maintenance Engineer will benefit from:

Competitive salary with strong overtime earning potential (OTE £55K+)
33 days holiday including bank holidays and Christmas shutdown
Friendly, supportive engineering team environment
Opportunity to work within a growing and stable manufacturing business
On-call allowance and additional callout payments
Exposure to large-scale paper manufacturing and converting equipment
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed