Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Role

Mechanical Maintenance Fitter / Mechanical Fitter

£48,000 to £49,000 per annum, paid overtime, benefits, and opportunities for progression.

2 weeks of Days (6:00am to 5:30pm) then 2 weeks of Nights (6:00pm to 5:30am) on a continental shift pattern (working 7 out of every 14 days).

Commute from Durham, Darlington, Stockton‑on‑Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Sunderland and surrounding areas.

• Planned preventive maintenance across a range of equipment and machinery.
• Deal with machinery breakdowns and problems, fault finding, diagnostics and repairs.
• Assist with planned shutdowns and project work, refurbishing machines and replacing worn parts.
• Assist hands‑on in other areas of the factory when needed.

• Completed a recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or hold Mechanical Engineering qualifications.
• Experience in a similar environment; industrial, production or manufacturing environments.
• Maintenance experience dealing with machinery and equipment problems and breakdowns and/or completing preventive maintenance of plant/industrial machinery.
• Experience of some of the following: belts, chains, gear boxes, pumps, bearings, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding and fabricating.
• Motivated and driven to succeed.
• Willing to take on further training as part of growth and development.