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Maintenance Engineer
Location: Thornaby
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Salary: £35,000 per annum
We are seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to support a busy production facility. The site consists of three 50x35m units and is the sole production location in the UK, with limited automation and operator-led machinery. This role is key to ensuring equipment uptime and smooth day-to-day operations.
Key Responsibilities for the maintenance engineer:
- Carry out reactive maintenance and breakdown repairs on production machinery (approximately 80% reactive, 20% PPM)
- Perform routine preventative maintenance to minimise equipment downtime
- Diagnose and repair faults-most commonly on cutting machinery
- Support general site maintenance including lighting, shutter doors, and building infrastructure
- Order and manage materials and parts needed for production
- Liaise with nearby workshops and external contractors as required
Skills Required for the maintenance engineer:
- Pneumatics
- Fabrication
- Pumps
- Belts, Bearings, Chains
- Electrical Skills Required:
- Single-phase and 3-phase systems
- DC electrical systems
- Sensors and Relays
If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.
For further details contact Sam Turner at Pioneer Selection
As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you automatically become eligible for our referral scheme.
You will receive £250 for every candidate we place in permanent employment who has been recommended by you. Terms and Conditions apply please see our website for further details.
