Plant Engineer

Elevation Recruitment
Barnard Castle, County Durham
2 days ago
£62,500 – £65,000 pa

Salary

£62,500 – £65,000 pa

Work Pattern
Shift-work
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Vocational
Posted
3 Nov 2026 (2 days ago)

Benefits

Bonus Every other Friday, Saturday and Sunday off
Plant Engineer
Location: Bishop Auckland
Salary: £62,500 + bonus
Working Hours: Panama Shifts (12hrs days and nights) - Every other Friday, Saturday and Sunday off!!

Elevation Recruitment Group are working with a manufacturing business to recruit a Plant Engineer for their site in Bishop Auckland.

Responsible for plant availability, reliability and effectiveness of the plant.

This is a key role for someone who enjoys recognising future improvements and the day to day reliability aspects of equipment

Duties of the Plant Engineer will include:
  • Ensure that the plant is running safely and effectively
  • Ensure sufficient plans are in place to ensure future reliability of plant
  • Investigate and reduce recurring plant issues to maximise uptime
  • Complete regular reviews of preventative maintenance schedules
  • Ensure safe working through method statements and risk assessments (RAMS)
  • Implement plant and process improvements
  • Control and understand engineering spend
  • Ensure sufficient spares to minimise downtime
  • Engagement & control of contractors
  • Understand and comply with environmental and safety legislation
  • Liaise closely with Maintenance and Operations to maximise opportunities during plant downtime
  • Identify cost savings through plant improvement and energy savings
We are keen to speak with Plant Engineers, Maintenance Supervisors or Maintenance Team Leaders who have the following:
  • HNC or above in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering
  • Background ideally within Pharmaceutical/Chemical/Medical Devices or Food & Beverage
  • Demonstrate fault finding and analytical ability
  • Able to coach maintenance engineers on technical issues
  • Ability to identify and plan work to avoid unplanned production outages

Apply now or for more information on this Plant Engineer role please contact Kerry Hill.

About Elevation

Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.

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