37 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)...

Electrical Maintenance Engineer About the Role We are looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our maintenance team at Doncaster DN11. The role involves fault finding, repairs, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement activities to ensure plant equipment operates safely and efficiently with minimal downtime. Key Responsibilities * Diagnose and repair electrical and electro-mechanical faults. * Carry out planned and reactive maintenance. * Maintain equipment performance to achieve production and quality targets. * Complete maintenance documentation accurately. * Adhere to Health, Safety, and Environmental procedures. * Support continuous improvement and Lean initiatives. * Work independently and as part of a multi-skilled team. Requirements * Electrical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience. * ONC/BTEC, HNC/BTEC, or equivalent in Electrical Engineering. * 17th or 18th Edition qualified. * Manufacturing...

B1 Mechanic ( Contract ) - September 2026 Start - Winter Programme STS Aviation Services are rapidly growing and we are looking for experienced Contractor B1 Aircraft Mechanics to be part of our journey as the leading UK MRO. If you want to be part of the next chapter of our journey playing a key role at our Manchester Hangar then we’d love to hear from you. Applicants MUST either be Citizens of the United Kingdom, or must currently have a valid work Authorization for working in the UK, with at least 2 years remaining until it’s Expiration Date Key Duties & responsibilities * Maintenance, repair and overhaul of customer’s aircraft to include all forms of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. * Follow both STS and Customer specific interface processes, recording of all maintenance activity performed and ensuring all man-hour bookings are accurate and timely. * Executing the highest levels of maintenance standards and ensuring the aircraft...

CONTRACT VEHICLE TECHNICIAN – ROTHERHAM Position: Vehicle Technician Location: Rotherham (S60) Rate: £23.00 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 £23.00 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 skills. * Ability to work...

Body Shop Technician | East Kilbride |£18-£20ph Contract - Temporary initially with strong potential to become permanent Escape Recruitment are supporting a growing manufacturing business in East Kilbride who are looking to add experienced Body Shop Technicians to their production team due to increased workload and continued growth. This is a hands-on role within a fast-paced build and production environment and would suit candidates from automotive, commercial vehicle, coachbuilding, fibreglass, paint preparation or vehicle repair backgrounds. The company are looking for practical individuals who can contribute quickly and work with minimal supervision. Duties will include: Vehicle panel and component preparation Sanding, filling and finishing work Paint preparation activities Basic body repair work Supporting GRP/fibreglass moulding activities Maintaining quality standards throughout the build process Supporting wider production activity where requiredSuitable backgrounds...

Vehicle Maintenance Technician | Various Shift Patterns | Warrington WA5 | Average 9.5 Hour Days Monday - Friday | £19.27 Per Hour Barker Ross are currently recruiting for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician for a food distribution company in Warrington. This role could be long term for the right candidate Our Site Vehicle Maintenance Technicians are the people that help to keep our network running - they not only love to find solutions, but they ensure that everything we do enables us to deliver on our promises to our customers and exceed expectations whilst working together as one team and having some fun along the way! Shift pattern: Monday to Friday, it is ideal if you are available for any of the the x3 below shifts with 12:00-21:30 being the main shift but it is NOT essential. 12:00-21:30 14:00-23:30 03:00-12:30 Key details: Based out of our Warrington Depot we are looking for a qualified HGV Mechanic to carry out work on site. You will identify and advise...

HGV Technician / HGV Engineer / HGV Fitter / HGV Mechanic / HGV Contractor Location: Scotland Rate: £32.00 - £34.00 per hour Shift: Monday - Friday / Day & Nights Available (50-60 hours) Immediate Start Available - Ongoing Work Our client is a specialist, reliable and reputable Commercial Vehicle Company based in Scotland. They are seeking a passionate and dedicated HGV Technician to complete an on-going contract / LTD position. This contract position is also open to limited company contractors working outside IR35. As a HGV Technician / HGV Mechanic / HGV Fitter you must hold the following: * NVQ / City and Guilds – Level 3 * Minimum of 5 years working on commercial vehicles * Experience working in a fast paced and demanding customer environment * The ability to organise work on own initiative and work under pressure * Class 1 licence – Preferable not essential Benefits & Package * Great Hourly Rates * Weekly Pay - Every Friday * Limited...

CONTRACT VEHICLE TECHNICIAN – GLASGOW Position: Vehicle Technician Location: Glasgow, Scotland Rate: £24.00 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 £24.00 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 skills. * Ability to work...

Fleet Engineer - Rail Midlands £350 - £450 per day (outside IR35) TXM Recruit are seeking for a Fleet Engineer to play a critical role within a major rail client, providing effective Fleet Engineering and technical support to depot production and third-party maintainers. The Fleet Engineer plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing vehicle maintenance programmes and technical documentation. This position provides daily engineering support across the fleet, leads technical investigations, and drives engineering improvements to enhance safety, reliability, performance, and whole-life cost efficiency. Key Accountabilities Ownership of Fleet Engineering activities and vehicle maintenance documentation to ensure that the client’s fleet are maintained to the highest standards to meet safety, compliance, reliability, availability and customer outcomes. Ensure that adequate measurement exists for both train safety and fleet technical performance.  Set up and monitor suitable...

CONTRACT VEHICLE TECHNICIAN – STOKE-ON-TRENT Position: Vehicle Technician Location: Stoke-on-Trent (ST4) 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...