Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Electrical Bias
Teesside / North East
£50,000 – £55,000 + Benefits
Permanent | Monday to Friday
We are supporting a well-established high-volume FMCG manufacturer with the appointment of an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to strengthen its engineering team.
This is a hands-on role within a fast-paced automated production environment, supporting a range of processing, filling, packaging and materials-handling equipment. The business is continuing to invest in its engineering capability and is looking for someone who can combine strong fault-finding skills with a proactive approach to reliability and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed automated production equipment
- Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime
- Fault-find PLC-controlled machinery, motors, drives, sensors and control systems
- Support filling, packaging, conveyor and automated handling equipment
- Complete PPM activity and contribute to root-cause analysis and reliability improvement
- Support machinery upgrades, modifications and commissioning activity
- Work closely with Production and Operations to improve equipment performance and line availability
- Maintain high standards of engineering safety, documentation and housekeeping
What We’re Looking For
- Experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias
- Strong hands-on electrical fault-finding capability within a high-speed manufacturing environment
- Good mechanical capability across conveyors, pneumatics, bearings, drives and production machinery
- Experience within FMCG, food, packaging, process or other automated manufacturing environments
- PLC fault-finding experience, with Siemens exposure highly desirable
- Experience with Krones equipment would be a strong advantage
- Exposure to canning, filling or high-speed packaging lines preferable
- Relevant electrical or engineering qualifications
- Proactive approach to PPM, breakdown response and continuous improvement
The Opportunity
This is a strong permanent opportunity for an engineer who wants to join an established manufacturing operation with ongoing investment in automation and engineering capability.
You’ll be joining a team where there is genuine scope to improve reliability, strengthen engineering standards and make a visible contribution to site performance.
Working pattern: Monday to Friday
Pay: £47,500.00-£55,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person