Senior Maintenance Engineer

CNC Recruitment is delighted to be working with an innovative manufacturing business to recruit an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer . This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on engineering professional to take ownership of engineering operations, maintenance, and continuous improvement across a busy production site. Alongside maintaining production machinery and facilities, you'll play a key role in exciting engineering and re-engineering projects, supporting the development of new products and manufacturing capabilities.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, this role offers genuine variety and the opportunity to make a significant impact on operational performance.

The Role As the Senior Maintenance Engineer, you'll lead the day-to-day engineering function, ensuring production machinery, equipment and facilities are maintained to the highest standards. This is a hands-on role requiring strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills, along with the ability to drive continuous improvement, reduce downtime and support future engineering developments across the business.

Key Responsibilities Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery and site facilities. Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults to minimise production downtime. Support the development and implementation of preventative maintenance programmes. Programme, maintain and troubleshoot industrial equipment, including PLC-controlled machinery and specialist manufacturing equipment. Ensure production machinery and engineering systems operate safely and efficiently. Support engineering, re-engineering and new product development projects.

Identify opportunities for equipment upgrades, capital investment and process improvements. Maintain accurate engineering records, maintenance schedules and documentation. Develop strong working relationships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and external contractors. Promote a proactive Health & Safety culture and ensure engineering activities comply with company standards. Work collaboratively with production, operations and product development teams to improve manufacturing performance. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and facilities.

What We're Looking For Experience Strong background in mechanical and/or electrical engineering. Previous experience maintaining and repairing industrial or manufacturing machinery. Hands-on fault-finding and troubleshooting experience within a production environment. Experience maintaining site facilities and engineering infrastructure. Experience supporting engineering projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience with CNC machinery, PLC-controlled equipment or specialist manufacturing machinery would be advantageous. Experience managing internal engineering improvement or facility upgrade projects is desirable. Skills & Knowledge Excellent mechanical and electrical fault-finding abilities. Strong understanding of preventative maintenance principles. Knowledge of industrial machinery, automation and manufacturing equipment. Practical understanding of facilities management and building maintenance. Strong organisational and planning skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to prioritise work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement. Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or PFMEA methodologies would be beneficial. Visual Basic programming experience or the willingness to develop these skills would be advantageous. Personal Attributes We're looking for someone who is:
Hands-on and technically minded. Self-motivated with a proactive approach. Calm under pressure and able to respond quickly to engineering issues. An excellent communicator who works well across departments. Committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence. Organised with strong attention to detail. Flexible and adaptable to changing business priorities. Passionate about delivering high engineering standards. Qualifications Engineering qualification (Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled) is preferred.

Membership of a relevant professional engineering body is advantageous. Health & Safety qualifications (such as IOSH) are desirable or willingness to undertake training