Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer
Location: Sedgefield, TS21 3EE
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Keep our operation running at its best!
We’re looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to keep our production equipment safe, reliable and performing at its best. You’ll be hands-on, solving mechanical and electrical faults, driving preventative maintenance and helping us continuously improve how we operate.
What you'll be doing
• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment and site services.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Use root cause analysis to prevent recurring faults and improve equipment reliability.
• Support installations, modifications and improvement projects.
• Maintain accurate engineering records and ensure work meets H&S, GMP, Quality and BRC standards.
• Work closely with Production, Quality and Operations to keep performance on track.
• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, waste, energy use and maintenance costs.
• Maintain high standards of 5S, housekeeping and engineering best practice.
What you'll bring
• Recognised Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
• Manufacturing maintenance experience with strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with both PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis ability.
• Good understanding of safe systems of work and engineering standards.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.
PLC fault-finding, CMMS, FMCG/packaging experience and Lean/Continuous Improvement knowledge would be an advantage.
If you're a practical, solutions-focused engineer who wants to make a real impact on reliability, uptime and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.
No agencies please
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed