Are you looking for a new engineering challenge and want to work for a local company in the North East that is part of a global organisation and produces some market leading consumer tissue products, such as Velvet and Cushelle toilet tissue?

At our site in Prudhoe, we are looking for specialists in either Mechanical Technician/ Engineer or Electrical & Instrumentation Technician/ Engineer, or in Facilities Maintenance. With employees numbering approximately 400, we are keen to hear from you if you want to join us and work on large-scale industrial machinery, whilst providing your knowledge and skills to the existing teams.

This is a generic advert for day-based positions (not shift roles) and therefore if you submit your CV now and we assess that you have the right skills and attributes then we will contact you should anything arise over the next 3 months.

About the Role

Our ethos is to fix things for good, and to assist in making sure our 2 paper machines and 7 converting lines are working as efficiently as possible,and our site infrastructure projects and works are completed… Our day-based technical teams support the shift teams and help deliver on planned maintenance, managing breakdowns and on continuous improvement activities. This large manufacturing site is complex and has the following key engineering areas:

• Facilities Maintenance
• Paper making (2 machines)
• Converting hall (7 lines)
• De-ink pulp preparation areas
• Automated warhouse failicity

All require experts in their fields of engineering to run smoothly and efficiently. If you believe you have the skills to help us achieve this, and want to further your career, then apply today!

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

What You Will Do

As an engineering expert, you will help deliver on all preventative maintenance activities, liaising with contractors and suppliers, and collaborating with colleagues internally to improve machine efficiencies/ site infrastructure from a technical perspective. We focus on safety, as well as quality of product and delivery. You will be key in working towards Key Performance Indicators as part of the support technical team.

Who You Are

If you have a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in your area of technical expertise (eg: Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering) and either an HNC or equivalent relevant experience, then we would be interested in hearing from you. It would be beneficial (though not essential) to have similar large scale machineryor industrial experience, and have worked on PPM and with a root cause analysis approach to finding solutions.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We offer a competitive salary and additional benefits, including bonus opportunity, pension (10% employer contribution) , holidays that start at 27 days plus bank holidays, and private medical insurance. Our teams are committed and focused on delivering objectives. They are welcoming to all those that join and will share their own expertise to help colleagues. Furthermore, through our own Manufacturing Academy, Essity provides training and development opportunities to help you.

If you are interested in registering your interest for day-based (Monday to Friday) roles in any of the above areas, please upload you CV by clicking Apply.

At Essity, we embrace the individual and recognise the remarkable power that can be harnessed when different ideas, backgrounds, experiences and perspective come together. When you apply to Essity, you can be sure that the only criteria we consider for selection is professional experience, qualifications, key job-related attributes and working values.

Collaborative and caring Work Environment | Empowerment | Job Impact | Work with a Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning and Development | Health & Safety | Social Responsibility | Innovation

Together, we are improving lives, every day.

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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