Maintenance Engineer

Job Overview

Our client, a successful injection moulding company supplying to a variety of industries, is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their Team.

• As Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for the maintenance and repairs to mechanical, pneumatic and electrical on‑site equipment and automation cells.
• You will have strong electrical/mechanical applications with proven experience of problem solving, fault finding and repairing of injection moulding manufacturing machinery as well as robots, automated systems and assembly lines.

• Diagnose and fault‑find mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues on injection moulding machines and ancillary equipment.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Repair and maintain injection moulding machines, dryers, conveyors, granulators, temperature controllers and industrial robots.
• Support tooling changeovers and troubleshoot mould‑related issues where required.
• Carry out routine inspections, condition monitoring, and preventative maintenance.
• Identify recurring faults and propose permanent corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and performance.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Injection Moulding manufacturing.
• Ideally have a 16th, 17th or 18th Edition electrical installation certificate.
• Good mechanical application and experience/working understanding with hydraulics and/or pneumatics.
• Proven experience with PLC’s and 3‑Phase Ladder Logic fault‑finding & problem‑solving.
• Good clear communication skills for interacting with your team and other department Managers.
• Good IT skills with MS Office & Word.
• Experience of training/mentoring Apprentices would be advantageous.

“Maintenance Engineer”, “Electrical Maintenance Engineer”, “Electro‑Mechanical Maintenance Engineer”, “Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”.