Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Billingham
Salary: 59,500 including shift allowance + regular overtime available
Hours: Continental shift pattern
Contract: Permanent, full-time
The Opportunity
We're looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy engineering team within a well-established heavy manufacturing environment.
Working a continental shift pattern, you'll play a key role in keeping plant and equipment running safely and reliably, responding to breakdowns, completing planned maintenance and carrying out installation work across electrical and mechanical systems.
This is a genuinely hands‑on position for an engineer who enjoys fault‑finding, problem‑solving and working with industrial plant rather than spending their shift staring at a maintenance spreadsheet.
With a package of 59,500 including shift allowance plus regular overtime opportunities, this could be an excellent move for an experienced maintenance engineer looking for a technically varied role within a large‑scale manufacturing operation.
What You'll Be Doing
- Responding to electrical and mechanical breakdowns and faults.
- Carrying out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across plant and equipment.
- Diagnosing faults logically and completing repairs effectively to minimise downtime.
- Carrying out electrical installation work where required.
- Supporting the maintenance and management of site electrical and control systems.
- Working with PLC and plant control systems.
- Ensuring maintenance activities meet relevant electrical, mechanical and safety compliance requirements.
- Completing appropriate risk assessments before undertaking work.
- Recording planned and reactive maintenance activity accurately.
- Liaising with and supporting third‑party contractors working on site.
- Working closely with engineering, production and other stakeholders across the business.
- Supporting the wider maintenance team in improving plant reliability and performance.
What We're Looking For
You’ll need:
- A recognised apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance, or an equivalent engineering qualification.
- Previous hands‑on maintenance experience within an industrial, manufacturing, process or heavy engineering environment.
- Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault‑finding ability.
- Experience diagnosing and responding to plant and machinery breakdowns.
- Good understanding of planned and reactive maintenance.
- The ability to work safely and methodically within an industrial environment.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Basic computer literacy.
- The confidence to work both independently and as part of an engineering team.
Knowledge of PLCs and plant control systems would be particularly advantageous.
The Package
- 59,500 including shift allowance
- Regular overtime available
- Permanent position
- Continental shift pattern
You’ll be joining an established international engineering and manufacturing operation producing highly engineered components for demanding industrial applications.
If you’re an experienced Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a technically varied role with strong earning potential, we’d like to hear from you.
Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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Contact Details:
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