Maintenance Engineer £36.00 per hour Location: Near Harrogate

gap technical is proud to be representing an established manufacturing business in their search for a Contract Maintenance Engineer to join their team at their facility near Harrogate.

Role Overview

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the manufacturing process by responding to breakdowns, conducting scheduled maintenance, and driving continuous improvements. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual with a strong engineering background to join a dynamic and supportive team.

Key Responsibilities

Respond effectively to equipment breakdowns in a timely manner, ensuring production downtime is minimized

Carry out planned preventative maintenance and corrective work

Identify and resolve recurring machine and processing faults

Work collaboratively with operational staff and assist in major repairs

Train operators in basic maintenance tasks to promote first-line maintenance capability

Maintain machinery to a high standard of safety and performance

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve processes

Candidate Requirements

Ideally time-served engineering apprenticeship

Experience in a Food, FMCG, or Packaging Manufacturing environment is advantageous but not essential

Strong communication, planning, and organisational skills

Ability to work cross-functional...