Maintenance Engineer - Electrical & Hydraulic
Continental Shifts | ~£40,000 + 19.75% Shift Allowance | Permanent | Full Time
Are you a multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with strong electrical fault-finding and hydraulic experience?
A growing automotive manufacturer is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join its engineering team, maintaining high-volume injection moulding and automated production equipment.
This is a hands‑on role combining reactive maintenance, PPM and continuous improvement across a fast-paced manufacturing site.
The Role
- Diagnose electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical faults.
- Carry out reactive and planned preventative maintenance.
- Maintain injection moulding machinery, robotics and automation equipment.
- Fault‑find on PLC‑controlled machinery and electrical systems.
- Diagnose hydraulic pumps, valves, cylinders and control systems.
- Support root cause analysis and reliability improvements.
- Help improve equipment uptime, OEE and production efficiency.
- Support machinery upgrades and engineering improvement projects.
Essential Requirements
- Strong electrical fault-finding experience within manufacturing.
- Hands‑on experience maintaining hydraulic systems.
- Experience maintaining automated production machinery.
- Knowledge of PLC‑controlled equipment and fault diagnosis.
- Ability to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.
- NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, City & Guilds or equivalent engineering qualification.
- Flexibility to work a continental shift pattern covering 12-hour days and nights.
Desirable
- Injection moulding machinery experience.
- Automotive manufacturing background.
- Siemens, Allen Bradley or Mitsubishi PLC knowledge.
- Robotics and automated handling experience.
- 18th Edition qualification.
- Knowledge of Lean, TPM and OEE principles.
Benefits
- Competitive salary + 19.75% shift allowance.
- Company pension.
- Life assurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing training and development.
- Career progression opportunities.
If you're an experienced Maintenance Engineer who enjoys fault finding, problem solving and improving the reliability of production machinery, we'd love to hear from you.
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