Maintenance Engineer

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Newton Aycliffe

Salary: £50,000

Theo James Recruitment is delighted to be exclusively supporting Senstronics in the search for two Maintenance Engineers.

Senstronics is a global manufacturer of pressure sensing technology, supplying into automotive, industrial and safety-critical markets. Operating from their Newton Aycliffe site, they continue to invest heavily in their people, equipment and long-term production capability.

Due to significant growth and increasing output demands, they are strengthening their engineering function with the appointment of two newly created Maintenance Engineer positions.

Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Benefits:

* Competitive salary package

* Career progression opportunities

* Ongoing technical training & development

* Involvement in continuous improvement projects

* Collaborative engineering environment

* Exposure to cutting-edge automated manufacturing technology

* Pension & holiday allowance

* Employee wellbeing support

Working Hours: Day Shift, Monday to Friday

The Role.

The role is designed to sit between the maintenance and engineering functions, supporting both reactive and planned activity, with a clear focus on improving reliability across the site.

Working on a day shift, the successful candidates will play a key part in moving the business away from a reactive maintenance model towards a more structured, preventative approach.

Key Responsibilities

Fault finding and repair of manufacturing equipment

Identifying root causes of repeat issues and implementing long-term solutions

Supporting and improving planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

Working closely with production to minimise downtime impact

Contributing to continuous improvement across machinery and processes

Supporting a shift towards a more proactive maintenance culture

Candidate Profile

Candidates will come from a manufacturing or industrial background and be comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment.

Key requirements include:

Multi-skilled maintenance experience (electrical bias preferred)

Strong fault-finding and diagnostic ability

Experience or exposure to planned preventative maintenance

A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership

Good communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Ideally Degree qualified or relevant qualification

Those with experience improving processes, reducing downtime, or supporting engineering-led improvements will be particularly well suited.

About the Business

Senstronics is a global manufacturer of pressure sensing technology, supplying into automotive and industrial markets. The Newton Aycliffe site operates in a high-spec, quality-driven environment and is continuing to expand its output capabilities.

Having previously won ‘Company of the Year’ they put a big emphasis on culture and their people

This is a business focused on continuous improvement, with clear investment plans and a strong emphasis on operational performance.

What’s on Offer

Day shift working pattern

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunity to contribute to meaningful operational improvements

Long-term stability within a growing manufacturing business

Scope to develop into more engineering or improvement-focused roles
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed