Mechanical Maintenance Engineer DAYS ONLY

  • Permanent
  • Thornley, Durham
  • Posted: 30th March 2026
  • Salary: £44800 - £45000.00 per annum + + Premium OT + Bonus
  • Duration:
  • Reference: BBBH16957
  • Industry:
  • Location: Thornley, Durham
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Skills:

We are currently looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to work with a market leading manufacturer based in the Thornley area, so perfect for those located in Durham, Newton Aycliffe, Hartlepool and surrounding areas.

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role is a DAYS ONLY 4 on 4 off position that offers a basic salary of £44,800 plus 5% performance bonus. Overtime is also available at a premium. Fantastic company benefits, pension match of up to 10%, and training from a company that values its employees.
The company is a market leader, and international manufacturer, with an impressive background of investing in and developing employees at all levels of their business, providing extensive training and career progression opportunities.
What’s in it for you as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

  • Salary: £44,800 per annum, plus 5% KPI Bonus
  • Hours of work: Day shift 4 on 4 off, 6am to 6pm shift pattern
  • Overtime available at a premium
  • Pension contribution up to 10% and excellent benefits package
  • Training and career development, including health and safety training, cross skilling and upskilling
  • Industry leading employee benefits program
  • The ability to work within a skilled team of engineers upon a permanent basis
  • Job security and personal development within a market leading, international manufacturing organisation.

Key responsibilities of the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

  • The role will be working as part of the Maintenance Team providing ‘Hands-on’ Mechanical Technical support to both Production and other internal functions throughout the Factory.
  • Providing plant-wide mechanical maintenance service, departmental support and repairs on a wide range of machinery such as conveyor-based systems, presses, extruders, hydraulics, pneumatics, moulding machines and packaging machinery
  • Ensuring that all production targets are maintained to a high standard.
  • The ability to work within a skilled team of engineers permanently

Required Experience and Qualifications of the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

  • Engineering qualified by either Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, BTEC Level 3 or equivalent qualification – Mechanical
  • Strong Environmental Health and Safety awareness
  • The ability to work within a fast-paced manufacturing environment undertaking PPM and TPM activities
  • Previous experience in undertaking maintenance within a manufacturing environment
  • Ability to fault find, repair and provide solutions to machinery problems

We welcome applications from individuals who have experience as a Mechanical Fitter, Maintenance Technician, or Multi-Skilled Engineering Maintenance background.
If you are interested, please apply now…

 
 

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