Facilities Maintenance Engineer

Facilities Maintenance Engineer

📍 Consett

We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Maintenance Engineer to join our manufacturing team at our Consett site.

💷 £45,000 per annum

Hours: Monday - Thursday 8.00am-17.00pm / Friday 8.00am-1.00pm

Benefits

• Pension

• 25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays (Christmas shutdown)

• Long Service awards

• Death in Service

Purpose of role and key accountabilities:

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Facilities Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering and facilities team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving the site’s facilities, buildings, plant and associated services. You will play a key role in ensuring that all facilities and equipment remain safe, reliable, compliant and operational, while supporting the wider engineering team to minimise downtime and maintain a high standard of workplace facilities.

This is a hands-on role suited to an engineer who enjoys problem-solving, takes ownership of their work and can work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across the site.

• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and general building-services faults.

• Maintain site infrastructure, including lighting, power supplies, heating, ventilation, water, drainage and other building services.

• Maintain and inspect facilities equipment and systems in accordance with relevant legislation and company procedures.

• Respond promptly to breakdowns and facilities-related issues.

• Support the management and maintenance of critical site services.

• Carry out routine inspections of buildings, plant, equipment and facilities.

• Identify potential faults and implement preventative measures before failures occur.

• Assist with the installation, modification and commissioning of new facilities equipment and services.

• Liaise with external contractors and specialist service providers where required.

• Ensure contractors work safely and in accordance with site procedures and permit-to-work requirements.

• Maintain accurate maintenance records, job reports and documentation.

• Support statutory inspections and ensure actions arising from inspections are completed.

• Assist with health, safety and environmental compliance across the site.

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, energy efficiency and maintenance processes.

• Maintain a clean, safe and organised engineering/facilities work environment.

• Participate in emergency response and out-of-hours support arrangements where required.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Recognised engineering qualification or relevant practical engineering experience.

• Previous experience in facilities, building services, manufacturing or industrial maintenance.

• Strong mechanical and/or electrical maintenance experience.

• Ability to fault-find effectively and identify the root cause of problems.

• Good understanding of planned preventative maintenance.

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics and manuals.

• Good understanding of health and safety requirements within an engineering environment.

• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• A practical, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience in some or all of the following would be advantageous:

• Electrical distribution and industrial electrical systems.

• Mechanical plant and machinery.

• Recognised safety qualifications – IOSH / NEBOSH

• HVAC and ventilation systems.

• Compressed air systems.

• Pumps and water systems.

• Building management systems (BMS).

• Fire alarm and fire protection systems.

• Emergency lighting.

• Generators and UPS systems.

• Energy management and energy-saving initiatives.

• Contractor management. (RAMS)

• Permit-to-work systems.

• Statutory compliance and inspection regimes.

• CMMS / maintenance management systems.

Personal Qualities:

We are looking for someone who is:

• Proactive – identifies problems before they become failures.

• Reliable – takes ownership and follows jobs through to completion.

• Safety focused – never compromises on safe working practices.

• Solutions focused – enjoys diagnosing problems and finding practical solutions.

• Organised – able to prioritise workload effectively.

• Team oriented – works well with engineering, production and other site teams.

• Continuous-improvement minded – always looking for ways to improve reliability, efficiency and the working environment.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate will be a multi-skilled engineer with a strong facilities background, who is comfortable working across electrical, mechanical and building-services systems.

You will have a practical approach to engineering, good fault-finding skills and the ability to prioritise tasks according to safety, operational risk and business requirements.

If you are an experienced maintenance engineer looking for a role where you can take ownership of site facilities and make a real difference to reliability, safety and continuous improvement, we would like to hear from you

NOTE: Due to the nature of this role and the security requirements linked to projects with the UK Ministry of Defence, applicants must be eligible for UK Security Clearance