Maintenance Technician

• Are you an experienced electrical bias Maintenance Engineer?


• Have you worked within the Automotive, FMCG or general manufacturing/ industries?


• Do you want to work with one of the biggest global companies in their sector, with an annual turnover in the billions?


• Would you like to work for a business that is one of the biggest North East success stories of the past 50 years?


• Are you wanting to work in a company that offers training and development?


• Do you want to work within a state-of-the-art facility right here in the North East of England, which has invested over £40million in its facility in the past few years?

If the answer to all of the above is yes then this is the opportunity that you have been waiting for.

This company are a multi-billion global leader in their industry with a worldwide work force measuring tens of thousands of people and in recent years they have invested tens of millions of pounds into their Newcastle facility.

The business can be considered one of the biggest success stories in the region’s modern history and this is reflected by the fact, Newcastle is the company’s global headquarters for this part of the business.

The company are now in a position to recruit for an electrically bias Maintenance Engineer, that would be interested in working in the largest and most advanced facility of its type anywhere in the world.

You will be from a manufacturing background and be self-motivated with a strong mind-set towards health & safety working practices and achieving very high standards of quality in your work.

This company’s environment is not driven by speed, but ensuring that the job is done correctly and to exacting standards, making it a more unique place to work than many other production facilities.

You will perform reactive maintenance, pre-planned maintenance and predictive maintenance tasks, working in a very clean, quiet and slow-paced environment.

You will be working in a multi-skilled maintenance team and as well as having a strong electrical skill set, you will also need to have knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC’s and hydraulic experience would be preferred, but not essential.

You will need to have formal qualifications that reflect your experience as a Maintenance Engineer, you will work a continental shift pattern of 14x 12hr shifts per month. But the pattern does not involve working weekends and full details of the pattern will be given on application.

. You will also receive a comprehensive benefits package, which very few companies can equal.

• Private healthcare.


• Double contributory pension scheme.


• 28 Days holidays per annum, with the option to buy an extra 5 days.


• Company related bonus scheme.


• After 12 months of service you will be enrolled into the company’s comprehensive sick pay scheme, meaning you will be paid up to 6 months full pay on the sick.


• Overtime opportunities which are completely voluntary and paid at time and a half, double time and treble time.


• Death in service payment equal to four times your salary.


• In addition to the features listed above there is a flexible benefits package you can choose from to suit your lifestyle, such as a cycle to work scheme.

This is a position that will give you a very good work/ life balance and will give you an excellent opportunity to move away from the hectic pace of working in the automotive/ food manufacturing industries.

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity then please apply today.