Maintenance Technician

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician – Electrical Bias PE Global is currently recruiting for 2 Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technicians on behalf of a leading global manufacturing organisation, based at their Aycliffe site. We are looking for experienced maintenance professionals, ideally with a strong electrical bias who can support the safe and efficient operation of high-speed manufacturing equipment. Position Details • Location: Aycliffe • Contract: 6 months • Start Date: ASAP • Hours: 38 hours per week • Shift Pattern: 3-shift rotation – 6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm / 10pm–6am • Pay Rate: £24.65 per hour, including 3-shift premium • Base Rate: £20.73 per hour • Shift Premium: £3.92 per hour • Overtime 1.5x: £35.02 per hour • Overtime 2x: £45.38 per hour • Safety Footwear: Required Key Responsibilities • Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and improve production equipment within a high-speed manufacturing environment. • Perform planned, preventive and corrective maintenance to minimise equipment downtime. • Respond quickly and safely to equipment breakdowns and production interruptions. • Follow all safety procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, machine guarding standards and site maintenance practices. • Identify equipment risks, unsafe conditions and opportunities for reliability improvement. • Support root cause analysis of recurring equipment issues. • Work closely with production operators, engineers and supervisors to maintain safe and efficient operations. • Maintain high housekeeping standards within maintenance areas and around production equipment. • Support continuous improvement activities focused on safety, quality, uptime and overall equipment performance. Skills & Experience Required • NVQ Level 3, ONC, apprenticeship or equivalent experience in mechanical, electrical, industrial maintenance, mechatronics or a related field. • Experience maintaining production, packaging, converting, assembly or automated manufacturing equipment. • Electrical bias preferred. • Strong understanding of workplace safety practices, including lockout/tagout and safe systems of work. • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, electrical schematics, equipment manuals and maintenance instructions. • Strong equipment troubleshooting and repair skills. • Ability to diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and/or automation-related issues in a fast-paced production environment. Please note PE Global cannot provide visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates will need the full right to live and work within the UK for at least the next 6 months. Although it is not possible for us to respond to all applications, we at PE Global will do our upmost to give you feedback on your application. You have sent your Cv into us as a company and even though you have sent your CV to a particular position, we are making the reasonable assumption that you are active on the job market and as part of our normal recruitment service we will discuss other suitable positions with you. You are free to opt out of this so please specify in your application to us if you just want to be contacted in relation to a specific vacancy. Your Cv is sent to a central recruitment inbox which a number of people in the applicable PE Global division have access to and so this means that you might not be contacted by the named person in this advert