Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Newton Aycliffe
Salary: £50,000
Theo James Recruitment is delighted to be exclusively supporting Senstronics in the search for two Maintenance Engineers.
Senstronics is a global manufacturer of pressure sensing technology, supplying into automotive, industrial and safety-critical markets. Operating from their Newton Aycliffe site, they continue to invest heavily in their people, equipment and long-term production capability.
Due to significant growth and increasing output demands, they are strengthening their engineering function with the appointment of two newly created Maintenance Engineer positions.
Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Benefits:
* Competitive salary package
* Career progression opportunities
* Ongoing technical training & development
* Involvement in continuous improvement projects
* Collaborative engineering environment
* Exposure to cutting-edge automated manufacturing technology
* Pension & holiday allowance
* Employee wellbeing support
Working Hours: Day Shift, Monday to Friday
The Role.
The role is designed to sit between the maintenance and engineering functions, supporting both reactive and planned activity, with a clear focus on improving reliability across the site.
Working on a day shift, the successful candidates will play a key part in moving the business away from a reactive maintenance model towards a more structured, preventative approach.
Key Responsibilities
Fault finding and repair of manufacturing equipment
Identifying root causes of repeat issues and implementing long-term solutions
Supporting and improving planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Working closely with production to minimise downtime impact
Contributing to continuous improvement across machinery and processes
Supporting a shift towards a more proactive maintenance culture
Candidate Profile
Candidates will come from a manufacturing or industrial background and be comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment.
Key requirements include:
Multi-skilled maintenance experience (electrical bias preferred)
Strong fault-finding and diagnostic ability
Experience or exposure to planned preventative maintenance
A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership
Good communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
Ideally Degree qualified or relevant qualification
Those with experience improving processes, reducing downtime, or supporting engineering-led improvements will be particularly well suited.
About the Business
Senstronics is a global manufacturer of pressure sensing technology, supplying into automotive and industrial markets. The Newton Aycliffe site operates in a high-spec, quality-driven environment and is continuing to expand its output capabilities.
Having previously won ‘Company of the Year’ they put a big emphasis on culture and their people
This is a business focused on continuous improvement, with clear investment plans and a strong emphasis on operational performance.
What’s on Offer
Day shift working pattern
Competitive salary and benefits package
Opportunity to contribute to meaningful operational improvements
Long-term stability within a growing manufacturing business
Scope to develop into more engineering or improvement-focused roles