Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - contract


Company:	Staffline
Salary:	£36 - £40
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	DN8 5QR
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	8 Jul 2026
Closing date:	7 Aug 2026

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Summary

• Job Title: Contract Mechanical Engineer

• Location: Doncaster area

• Pay Range: £36-£40 per hour, Inside Scope, NOT LTD COMPANY

• Contract Type: Contract (Seasonal peak) ongoing weekly contract

• Hours: monday to friday rotating

• Client: FMCG manufacturing

Our client is a renowned and admired FMCG manufacturing business, enjoying UK dominance and market-leading status in their category sector. An opportunity has arisen for a temporary contract Multi-Skilled Engineer, mechanical bias, to hit the ground running on shift to help with site maintenance for a weekly temporary contract.

Key Responsibilities – Contract Multi-Skilled Engineer

• Responsible for a combination of planned and reactive maintenance and technical challenges to ensure maximum line efficiency

• Perform fault-finding and diagnosis

• Attend to breakdowns onsite, ensuring a rapid response to plant equipment and machinery breakdowns

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance on a range of Manufacturing and Automation machinery, including pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, packing lines

• Deliver on plant uptime and maintenance KPI’s through planned, preventative and predictive maintenance.

• Ensure the efficient running of a continuous process, making, moving and packing high quality products, packaged and prepared for delivery

• Continually improving the performance of equipment and systems to support the development of the site

• Agree on preventative maintenance plans

Qualifications & Requirements – Contract Mechanical Engineer

• Apprentice trained or NVQ level 3 in an engineering discipline mechanical or electrical, in maintenance engineering

• Production line experience on high-speed process manufacturing or packaging equipment in FMCG

• PLC, Network knowledge preferred

• A proactive approach to fault finding, a commitment to continuous improvement and personal development

• Computer literate

• Team Player

What we can offer – Contract Mechanical Engineer

• Work at an award-winning site

• Flexible shift pattern

• Automated facility - variety of process and machinery

• Opportunity for additional hours

For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler on 0113 2123519 or send a copy of your CV to mike.butler@omegaresource.co.uk

Candidates who are currently a multi-skilled engineer, mechanical engineer, contract engineer, packaging engineer, production biased engineer, electrical maintenance engineer, shift engineer or maintenance engineer may be suitable for this position.

Omega is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Omega does not charge candidates any recruitment or jobâ€‘seeking fees at any stage of the hiring process.

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