Maintenance Engineer

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer (Electrically Biased)

Location: Newton Aycliffe
Salary: -50,000-+ Benefits
Shifts: Day Shift, Monday to Friday-

The Company

Our client is a leading high-volume manufacturer operating within a highly automated and technically advanced production environment in the North East.

As part of a significant period of investment and growth, the business is continuing to enhance its manufacturing capability through investment in new technology, equipment, systems and people. With a strong focus on operational excellence, reliability and continuous improvement, the business is evolving its maintenance strategy to become more proactive, data-driven and engineering-led.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a forward-thinking organisation and play a key role in improving equipment performance, reliability and long-term production capability.

The Opportunity

Due to continued investment and growth, our client is looking to appoint an experienced Electrically Biased-Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team.

This newly created position has been designed to support the transition from reactive maintenance towards a more proactive reliability-focused approach. You will play a key role in maximising equipment availability, reducing downtime and driving continuous improvement across a highly automated manufacturing facility.

Working closely with production, engineering and operational teams, you will be responsible for identifying recurring issues, implementing long-term solutions and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

This is a hands-on engineering role with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on site performance and influence future maintenance strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance activities across a highly automated manufacturing facility
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control system faults
• Support the improvement of equipment reliability, availability and performance
• Lead and contribute to root cause analysis (RCA) investigations to eliminate repeat failures
• Identify opportunities to improve OEE, reduce downtime and increase production efficiency
• Utilise CMMS systems and maintenance data to identify trends and implement corrective actions
• Support the development of proactive maintenance strategies and continuous improvement initiatives
• Fault find on PLC-controlled machinery, automation systems and robotic equipment
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and technical documentation
• Work collaboratively with production teams to improve machine performance and minimise disruption
• Contribute to engineering projects, equipment upgrades and process improvements

About You

The successful candidate will be an experienced Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias, ideally gained within a high-volume manufacturing or automated production environment.

You will have:

• Electrically biased multi-skilled engineering experience
• Strong experience working with automated machinery, robotics and PLC-controlled systems
• Proven fault-finding ability across electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment
• A strong understanding of preventative maintenance and reliability improvement techniques
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and structured problem-solving
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings
• Experience using CMMS systems and maintenance data to drive improvements
• A proactive approach with a genuine interest in improving processes and equipment performance
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and production teams

Ideally, you will hold an HNC/HND qualification in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or have equivalent practical experience.

Why Join?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that is investing heavily in its future. You will be joining at a key stage of growth, with the chance to influence maintenance strategy, improve reliability and make a real impact on operational performance.

If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a role where you can move beyond reactive fault finding and become part of a forward-thinking engineering function, we would like to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion.