Mechanical Utilities Maintenance & Commissioning Technician

Northumberland | Minimum 12-Month Contract | £25-£30 per Hour PAYE

A leading advanced manufacturing organisation in Northumberland is looking to appoint an experienced Mechanical Utilities Maintenance & Commissioning Technician on a long-term contract basis. This role will be instrumental in supporting the maintenance, commissioning, qualification and reliability of critical utility and facility systems within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Mechanical Technician, Fitter or Utilities Engineer with strong knowledge of industrial utility systems and a background in commissioning, maintenance planning and continuous improvement.

The Role

The successful candidate will take ownership of key mechanical utility systems, ensuring assets are maintained, commissioned and handed over to operations in a safe, compliant and reliable manner.

Primary Systems Ownership

Responsibilities will include supporting and maintaining:

• HVAC mechanical equipment, including AHUs, FCUs, extract systems, fans and dampers
• Chilled water generation and distribution systems
• Steam generation and distribution systems
• Condensate recovery systems
• Hot and cold water systems
• Compressed air systems
• Dust collection systems
• Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems
• Pumps, valves, pipework and pressure systems
• Heat exchangers

Maintenance & Reliability

• Develop preventative maintenance schedules, task lists and maintenance plans within SAP or CMMS platforms.
• Establish critical equipment strategies and spare parts requirements.
• Produce SOPs, maintenance procedures and inspection routines.
• Support reliability improvement and asset lifecycle management initiatives.
• Drive best practice maintenance standards across utility systems.

Commissioning & Qualification

• Participate in FAT, SAT and commissioning activities for new and upgraded equipment.
• Review vendor turnover documentation and O&M manuals.
• Support execution of IQ/OQ and qualification activities.
• Ensure maintainability requirements are incorporated before operational handover.
• Develop maintenance documentation from commissioning data and project outputs.

Technical Support

• Act as a technical expert for mechanical utility systems.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations.
• Support change controls, deviations and CAPA activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and energy performance.
• Provide ongoing engineering support to site operations and maintenance teams.

Candidate Requirements

Applicants should possess:

• A time-served Mechanical Technician or Mechanical Fitter apprenticeship.
• HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience working with industrial utility systems.
• Strong understanding of HVAC, chilled water, steam and compressed air systems.
• Experience using SAP PM or a similar CMMS platform.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex mechanical equipment and utility infrastructure.
• Previous experience within pharmaceutical, GMP-regulated or other highly regulated manufacturing environments would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Minimum 12-month PAYE contract.
• Competitive hourly rate of £25-£30 per hour.
• Opportunity to support a major engineering and commissioning programme.
• Exposure to large-scale utility and facility systems.
• Long-term contract stability within a cutting-edge manufacturing environment.
• Immediate impact on critical site engineering and operational readiness activities.

If you're a mechanically biased maintenance professional with experience of industrial utilities, commissioning and reliability engineering, this represents an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing engineering team on a long-term contract basis in Northumberland.