Contract Maintenance Engineer: Multi-Skilled in Automation

Maintech Recruitment Ltd; Selsey; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment is seeking experienced contract maintenance engineers for on-site roles in Portsmouth. Rates: £38.00–£40.00 per hour, Outside IR35.

Long-term assignments and ad hoc shifts in highly automated environments. Applicants should have a time-served electrical or multi-skilled background with a minimum Level 3 qualification (City & Guilds/NVQ/BTEC), strong fault-finding skills, PLC knowledge, and at least 5 years' manufacturing experience.

Qualifications

• Time-served electrical or multi-skilled apprenticeship.
• Minimum City & Guilds, NVQ or BTEC Level 3.
• Strong fault-finding ability on automated machinery.
• PLC interrogation knowledge; basic programming and testing would be a distinct advantage.
• At least 5 years’ experience within manufacturing or highly automated environments maintaining production assets.
• Own hand tools and PPE.
• Full right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive and proactive maintenance on automated manufacturing equipment.
• Carry out fault-finding and repairs with PLC systems.
• Operate with own hand tools and PPE.
• Maintain high reliability and proactive problem solving.
• Work on long-term contracts and ad hoc shifts on-site in Portsmouth.

Skills

Multiskilled maintenance

Fault finding

PLC knowledge

Right to work in UK

Education

City & Guilds Level 3

Job description

Maintech Recruitment is seeking experienced contract maintenance engineers for on-site roles in Portsmouth. Rates: £38.00–£40.00 per hour, Outside IR35.

Long-term assignments and ad hoc shifts in highly automated environments. Applicants should have a time-served electrical or multi-skilled background with a minimum Level 3 qualification (City & Guilds/NVQ/BTEC), strong fault-finding skills, PLC knowledge, and at least 5 years' manufacturing experience.