Facilities Maintenance Engineer | Aerospace & Defence

Facilities Maintenance Engineer | Aerospace & Defence Consett | Day Shift | Permanent Opportunity Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a hands-on role where your skills can have a real impact? We're looking for a proactive, multi-skilled Facilities Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering and facilities team at our Consett site , supporting operations within the aerospace and defence sector.

This is a varied role where you'll take ownership of site facilities, plant and critical services, keeping everything safe, reliable, compliant and operational . What you'll be doing Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance. Fault-finding across electrical, mechanical and building-services systems . Maintaining site infrastructure including power, lighting, HVAC, water and drainage. Supporting critical site services and responding to breakdowns.

Working with contractors and specialist service providers. Supporting statutory inspections, compliance and permit-to-work activities. Assisting with new installations, modifications and commissioning. Identifying opportunities to improve reliability, energy efficiency and maintenance processes . What we're looking for You'll ideally have:
Previous experience in facilities, industrial, manufacturing or engineering maintenance . Strong electrical and/or mechanical maintenance experience. Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills.

Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance. The ability to read technical drawings, schematics and manuals. A strong understanding of health and safety in an engineering environment. A practical, hands-on approach and the ability to work independently.

Experience with HVAC, BMS, electrical distribution, compressed air, pumps, fire systems, generators/UPS, CMMS or contractor management would be advantageous. IOSH / NEBOSH qualifications would also be beneficial.

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to work in a specialist aerospace and defence environment where facilities reliability and engineering standards really matter. You'll have a varied, hands-on role, the opportunity to solve genuine engineering problems and the scope to make improvements that directly contribute to site safety, reliability and operational performance . Working hours Monday–Thursday: 8:00am–5:00pm Friday: 8:00am–1:00pm

Location:

Consett If you're an experienced Maintenance Engineer ready for your next challenge, we'd like to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch to find out more.