CNC Maintenance Engineer - Electrical Bias, 24/7 Shifts

Recruit Engineering; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Engineering is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a 24/7, rotating shift role in Greater Manchester. The role focuses on maintaining CNC and automated manufacturing equipment with an electrical bias, performing preventative and reactive maintenance to maximise line availability.

You will diagnose faults across electrical, mechanical and control systems, implement improvements, and support production with reliable machinery. Permanent position with shift allowances.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical/Engineering.
• Experience in industrial maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven CNC machinery maintenance experience.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic capability.
• Experience with PLCs, inverters and drives.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and control system faults.
• Maintain and fault-find on CNC machinery and associated equipment.
• Diagnose faults involving PLCs, inverters, drives and machine control systems.
• Support transition towards a proactive maintenance culture.
• Investigate equipment failures and identify root causes.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance activities to reduce repeat failures.
• Record maintenance activities; provide feedback on recurring faults and reliability issues.
• Work with production and engineering teams to improve equipment availability and performance.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Problem-solving

Under pressure

Communication

Teamwork

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CNC machinery maintenance

PLC fault diagnosis

Inverters & drives

Electrical control systems

Job description

Recruit Engineering is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a 24/7, rotating shift role in Greater Manchester. The role focuses on maintaining CNC and automated manufacturing equipment with an electrical bias, performing preventative and reactive maintenance to maximise line availability.

You will diagnose faults across electrical, mechanical and control systems, implement improvements, and support production with reliable machinery. Permanent position with shift allowances.