Maintenance Engineer

I am recruiting on behalf of my client, a long-established UK manufacturer specialising in industrial applications.

I am looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to provide preventative and breakdown maintenance across a broad range of production machinery, equipment and factory services.

This is a hands-on Maintenance Engineer position requiring a strong combination of electrical, mechanical and electronic maintenance skills. You’ll be responsible for keeping production equipment operational, responding effectively to breakdowns and helping improve machinery reliability.

As the Maintenance Engineer
, your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out electrical and mechanical repairs and preventative maintenance across production machinery, electrical equipment and factory services.
• Electrical, electronic and mechanical fault finding across production equipment.
• Fault finding and maintenance on CNC and PLC-controlled machinery.
• Completing planned preventative maintenance schedules and supporting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities.
• Supporting electrical infrastructure installation, inspection and fault finding.
• Working with electro-mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics and industrial controls.
• Identifying the root causes of breakdowns and implementing solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Supporting general building maintenance requirements.
• Working in accordance with Health & Safety regulations and company procedures.
• Driving continuous improvement to increase equipment and machinery reliability.

For this Maintenance Engineer opportunity, I am looking for someone with:

• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrable experience with preventative maintenance, breakdown repairs and equipment installation.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding capabilities.
• A good understanding of PLC-controlled equipment.
• Electro-mechanical knowledge covering hydraulics, pneumatics and industrial control systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and implement effective solutions.
• The ability to work autonomously and, where required, lead others.
• HNC/HND qualification, ideally degree level or equivalent.
• CNC machine maintenance experience would be preferable.
• C&G 2391 Inspection & Test, BS 7671 18th Edition or equivalent electrical qualifications would be advantageous.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and equipment reliability.

This Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who enjoys being hands-on, diagnosing faults and taking ownership of machinery reliability within a busy manufacturing environment.