Maintenance Technician

Join a fast-paced engineering environment producing key products for world-class engineering businesses. With complex machinery, automated systems and hands-on technical challenges, this is an opportunity to put your maintenance skills at the heart of a busy manufacturing operation.

We’re looking for a Maintenance Technician who enjoys getting stuck into problems, finding solutions and keeping production moving. Working across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, you’ll play a key role in keeping equipment reliable and helping the team deliver the quality its customers depend on.

The role:

• Install, maintain and repair production equipment, including presses, robots, assembly fixtures, conveyors and finishing equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve faults across electronic controls, automation equipment, hydraulic systems, pneumatics and mechanical components.
• Carry out preventive maintenance and respond to equipment breakdowns.
• Install automation equipment and control systems, along with associated conduit, pipework, regulators and hoses.
• Disassemble, repair, reassemble and adjust machinery and machine components.
• Complete general plant maintenance, including lubrication, plumbing, grinding, drilling and basic fabrication.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience maintaining and repairing machinery in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Practical knowledge of electrical and electronic controls, hydraulics, pneumatics and mechanical systems.
• Confidence using hand tools, power tools and measuring instruments.
• Experience using workshop equipment such as lathes, mills, saws and drill presses.
• Welding and gas-cutting experience.
• Ability to follow technical instructions, drawings and maintenance procedures.

Qualifications and experience:

• One to three years of relevant formal training and/or related work experience.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• An associate degree or equivalent two-year technical qualification would be advantageous.

Working environment:

This is a plant-based position involving prolonged standing, bending, stooping and reaching, with occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs. The environment includes exposure to machinery, noise, dust, heat, chemicals and solvents, with appropriate PPE required.