11 jobs found in Whickham

MTrec’s new career opportunity Our market-leading clients are now looking to recruit a Semi-Skilled Mechanic on a temporary- permanent basis. The Job you’ll do * Looking for a brilliant mechanic who will work out of our Newcastle Branch providing a fast and efficient service. * Someone who can work on their own and plan their own workload. * Need someone who has experience of repairing a variety of vehicles. * Identify vehicle faults and diagnosing issues. * With experience in a workshop, you will be confident in carrying out all aspects of vehicle maintenance and will enjoy working on a variety of cars in an ever-changing environment. * Working on your own you will plan the work needed for the week ahead. About You * A current full UK manual driving license. * Car mechanic background preferably time served. * Previous experiences in the motor trade and different manufacturers is essential. * Able to demonstrate technical knowledge. * Confident...

MTrec’s new career opportunity Our market-leading clients are now looking to recruit a Panel Beater on a temporary- permanent basis. The Job you’ll do * Panel Repair: Straighten dents, shape metal, and repair damaged body panels using specialised tools. * Component Replacement: Remove and replace severely damaged panels, interior trim, and exterior parts. * Welding & Bonding: Execute precision MIG/TIG welding, spot welding, and structural panel bonding. * Preparation for Paint: Sand, fill, prime, and smooth surfaces to guarantee a seamless finish for the paint team. * Alignment Checks: Use jigs and measuring devices to check chassis alignment and ensure structural integrity. * Quality Control: Self-inspect all completed repairs to eliminate defects and maintain strict cosmetic standards. * Documentation: Accurately log completed tasks and report additional vehicle damage found during teardown. About You * Experience: Proven history as a Panel...

Location: Peterlee Duration: 12-month contract (likely to extend) Rate: £39/hour Umbrella (Inside IR35) or £28.50–£32.50 PAYE Shift: Monday - Thursday: 7:30am to 4pm. Friday: 7:30am to 12pm   This is a hands-on, cross-functional role focused on determining the routing of wiring looms within vehicles. While the looms themselves are designed by the electrical engineering team, this role is responsible for defining and drafting routing and placement throughout the vehicle. You will work on new product design, major vehicle updates, and ongoing maintenance of complex systems.   Requirements: Project leadership within engineering/design. Proven experience delivering design projects end-to-end. Strong technical capability in mechanical electrical integration. 3D CAD (They use Creo)

Belmont Recruitment are currently seeking an experienced Gardener to work with a Local Authority on a temporary basis. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Overview: The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out a range of horticultural and grounds maintenance duties within a cemetery environment. The role will involve maintaining high standards of presentation across landscaped areas, ensuring the grounds remain safe, tidy, and respectful for visitors. Main Duties: * Carry out grass cutting, strimming, edging, and general grounds maintenance * Maintain flower beds, shrubs, hedges, and planted areas * Undertake weeding, pruning, planting, and seasonal horticultural work * Assist with the upkeep and presentation of memorial gardens and cemetery grounds * Remove litter, leaves, and other debris from pathways and public areas * Operate and maintain gardening and grounds maintenance equipment safely * Ensure all...

Plant & Commercial Spray Painter / Refinisher We are currnetly recruiting for a Paint Sprayer on a temp to perm basis for our client based on the outskirts of Kendal, this is a Monday to Friday role working 8am to 5pm. Own transport is required due to location. The role of the job is to prepare and spray paint plant, machinery, vehicles and components to a high‑quality standard, meeting project specifications. Key Duties Surface preparation and spray painting Maintain paint shop, tools and equipment Monitor materials and complete job paperwork Coordinate work flow and communicate with team Follow health & safety procedures and housekeeping standards Responsibility Care and inspection of spray equipment and tools Safe, tidy paint shop and storage areas Accurate reporting and confidentiality of company information Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK &...

Search are currently supporting our client based in Castleford for an experienced HGV Mechanic, this will be working days shift times to be agreed. The successful candidate will be qualified to a level 3 standard with relevant experience. Excellent pay rates available for the suitable applicant. Interested? Apply Here Today! Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

CONTRACT VEHICLE TECHNICIAN – EDINBURGH Position: Vehicle Technician Location: Edinburgh (EH16) Rate: £24.00 - £25.00 Per Hour (Outside IR35) CONTRACT VEHICLE TECHNICIAN – THE ROLE: We are currently looking for fully qualified Vehicle Technicians to work at our client’s workshop on an ongoing contractual basis. You will be responsible for carrying out service, maintenance and repair work on a wide range of motor vehicles. The contract is outside IR35 and the rate on offer is between £24.00 - £25.00 per hour. CONTRACT VEHICLE TECHNICIAN – SKILLS REQUIRED: * Qualified to Level 3 NVQ/City & Guilds or similar in the relevant disciplines. * Experience carrying out repair and service work to a variety of vehicles. * Ability to diagnose and rectify a wide range of mechanical & electrical vehicle faults. * Knowledge of health and safety practices in the workshop. * UK Driving License and possess your own tools. * Excellent written and verbal communication...

Holt Engineering are working with an innovative electronics manufacturer in Poole. They are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Electro-Mechanical Assembler to join the production team. In this role, you will be responsible for assembling, testing, and troubleshooting mechanical and electrical components into finished products according to technical specifications and quality standards. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong hands-on skills, technical aptitude, and a passion for precision work in a manufacturing environment. This is a Monday to Friday working 7:30am - 4:30pm. The role is Paying £12.71 - £13.50ph (depending on experience) Key Responsibilities for the Electro-Mechanical Assembler: Assemble mechanical and electrical components, subassemblies, and systems according to  work instructions Perform wiring, soldering, crimping Read drawings and diagrams Conduct functional testing and quality inspections of assembled products Troubleshoot and resolve...

MERITUS are recruiting for Mechanical Engineers to join a leading Defence Manufacturing organisation as a part of their Calibration & Maintenance team. MECHANICAL ENGINEER - BOLTON - 12 MONTH CONTRACT - £32 - 35 PER HOUR (INSIDE IR35) - SC ELIGIBILITY REQUIRED - SECTOR: DEFENCE MANUFACTURING We are looking for Mechanical Engineers to join a Calibration & Maintenance function, supporting manufacturing activities across assembly, integration and testing. Working collaboratively with production, quality and engineering teams, you will play an important role in ensuring measurement accuracy and equipment performance throughout the build process. Key Responsibilities Provide hands-on mechanical and dimensional calibration support for Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and bespoke test equipment. Support dimensional inspection activities, including updating and maintaining CMM measurement programmes. Deliver day-to-day dimensional calibration and inspection support for...

Our client has an opportunity for a Missile Mechanical Architect to join them on a contract basis for 6 months with likely extension. This exciting role is to gather and manage the missile mechanical architecture requirements to achieve missile performance, on time and on cost and overall layout vs compliance. This involves providing justification of the design and co-ordinate the verification evidence of missile performance to support certification. Role: Missile Mechanical Architect Location: Stevenage or Bolton, fully onsite. (must be happy to travel between locations) Hours: 37 per week Clearance: Full SC required before starting Hourly Rate: £60 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 What you'll be doing: Establishing the Missile Airframe Task Requirements Specification (TRS) to ensure a structured & coherent mechanical response to the overall Missile TRS Management of the mechanical interface with the launcher Management of Mechanical & Thermal Interfaces across...

Our client has an opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join their Calibration and Maintenance Team. You will be joining a dynamic and focussed team, responsible for the support of the manufacturing function across all stages of product assembly integration and test. The team are self-motivated and work directly with support functions and engineers across MBDA to resolve routine and non-routine tasks arising within the business. Role: Mechanical Engineer Location: Bolton, fully onsite Hours: 37 per week Hourly Rate: £32-£35 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 Clearance: SC required before starting What you'll be doing: The main aspects of the role will be as technical support for the metrology department supporting COTS (commercial of the shelf) equipment and STTE (Special to type test equipment) calibration and maintenance. You will be required to assist production with technical queries on fixtures and tooling along with supporting CMM (Co-ordinate measuring machine)...