CNC Maintenance Engineer — Drive TPM & Equipment Reliability

Polytec Personnel Ltd; Ely; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Polytec Personnel Ltd seeks an experienced CNC Maintenance Engineer to support reliability and performance in a multi-axis CNC environment at Ely. You will respond to machine breakdowns, develop preventative maintenance strategies and help maximise equipment efficiency.

Responsibilities include planning TPM activities, diagnosing faults, and driving continuous improvement with TPM, Kaizen, and PDCA while collaborating with production teams to enhance machine performance.

Qualifications

• Requires an engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• At least five years’ experience maintaining CNC machining equipment in manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance experience on multi-axis CNC milling machines.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line maintenance to minimise production downtime from CNC breakdowns.
• Plan and maintain TPM activities across CNC equipment.
• Develop preventative maintenance schedules to improve machine reliability.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, vacuum and control faults; basic three-phase electrical work.

Skills

CNC maintenance

Multi-axis milling

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Three-phase electrical

PLC diagnostics

CNC controls

Root cause analysis

TPM/PM programs

Lean/5S/PDCA

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Equivalent engineering qualification

Tools

Fanuc CNC

Siemens CNC

Haas CNC

Heidenhain CNC

CMMS

Job description

Polytec Personnel Ltd seeks an experienced CNC Maintenance Engineer to support reliability and performance in a multi-axis CNC environment at Ely. You will respond to machine breakdowns, develop preventative maintenance strategies and help maximise equipment efficiency.

Responsibilities include planning TPM activities, diagnosing faults, and driving continuous improvement with TPM, Kaizen, and PDCA while collaborating with production teams to enhance machine performance.