Shift Maintenance Technician
CV-LibraryNewton Aycliffe, County DurhampermanentPosted: 5 August 2026
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* Competitive starting salary with shift allowance
* Immediate start date
* Permanent opportunity
* Easily accessible site
* Free parking
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
The Company you will be working with;
MTrec Recruitment are currently supporting our industry leading client on their search to appoint an experienced Shift Maintenance Engineer to join their team on a full time and permanent basis. If you have the required skills and experience, then please apply for an immediate response!
The Role you will be doing;
The successful candidate will report directly to the Maintenance Manager. A multi skilled role with a preferred electrical bias, with responsibility for reactive breakdown repair, PPM, installation, and maintenance on a wide range of manufacturing equipment and plant.
* Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety policies, procedures, and regulations while reporting safety and performance issues
* Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules and deliver safety-critical maintenance tasks within specified timeframes
* Manage maintenance work order processes including raising defects, planning, scheduling, and recording reactive, proactive, and conditional-based maintenance
* Communicate all information thoroughly across all shifts and departments
* Oversee contractors during out-of-hours work to ensure compliance with work instructions, safe systems of work, risk assessments, and permit requirements
* Actively participate in safety reporting and continuous improvement initiatives
* Shifts (Apply online only)hrs,(Apply online only)hrs and (Apply online only)hrs Monday – Friday as well as additional hours to suit the needs of the business
About You;
* Must have a flexible can-do attitude with the ability to work with minimum supervision to suit production demands.
* Hold a relevant qualification NVQ, City and Guilds, ONC, in an Engineering related discipline.
* Time served with an electrical bias.
* Experience of Plastics processing / Temperature control / Process equipment is preferred
* This position will involve additional hours as required to support the needs of the business.
* Knowledge of fault-finding diagnosis and repair of a wide range of production machinery.
* Minimum 3 years post held in an engineering/manufacturing environment.
* Counterbalance Forklift license advantageous but not essential
* Competitive starting salary with shift allowance
* Immediate start date
* Permanent opportunity
* Easily accessible site
* Free parking
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
The Company you will be working with;
MTrec Recruitment are currently supporting our industry leading client on their search to appoint an experienced Shift Maintenance Engineer to join their team on a full time and permanent basis. If you have the required skills and experience, then please apply for an immediate response!
The Role you will be doing;
The successful candidate will report directly to the Maintenance Manager. A multi skilled role with a preferred electrical bias, with responsibility for reactive breakdown repair, PPM, installation, and maintenance on a wide range of manufacturing equipment and plant.
* Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety policies, procedures, and regulations while reporting safety and performance issues
* Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules and deliver safety-critical maintenance tasks within specified timeframes
* Manage maintenance work order processes including raising defects, planning, scheduling, and recording reactive, proactive, and conditional-based maintenance
* Communicate all information thoroughly across all shifts and departments
* Oversee contractors during out-of-hours work to ensure compliance with work instructions, safe systems of work, risk assessments, and permit requirements
* Actively participate in safety reporting and continuous improvement initiatives
* Shifts (Apply online only)hrs,(Apply online only)hrs and (Apply online only)hrs Monday – Friday as well as additional hours to suit the needs of the business
About You;
* Must have a flexible can-do attitude with the ability to work with minimum supervision to suit production demands.
* Hold a relevant qualification NVQ, City and Guilds, ONC, in an Engineering related discipline.
* Time served with an electrical bias.
* Experience of Plastics processing / Temperature control / Process equipment is preferred
* This position will involve additional hours as required to support the needs of the business.
* Knowledge of fault-finding diagnosis and repair of a wide range of production machinery.
* Minimum 3 years post held in an engineering/manufacturing environment.
* Counterbalance Forklift license advantageous but not essential