Hands-On Maintenance Lead: PLC & Production Equipment

Mansell Recruitment Group; Potton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mansell Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Maintenance & Services Manager to join a busy manufacturing site in the United Kingdom. This hands-on role ensures the reliability, performance and efficiency of plant machinery and production equipment, working closely with production and engineering teams to plan and deliver maintenance activities.

You will lead planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement across the site, reading schematics and engineering

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical fault finding.
• Experience with PLC systems (Siemens or Allen-Bradley).
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• HNC/HND or City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
• UK driving licence desirable.
• IPAF licence desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on production machinery and plant equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify complex electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Fault find on PLC-controlled systems, motor control circuits, variable speed drives, contactors, sensors and three-phase electrical systems.
• Maintain and repair mechanical systems including gearboxes, chains, belts, pneumatics, hydraulics, pumps, conveyors and precision assemblies.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, technical manuals and engineering documentation.
• Identify opportunities for machinery improvements and modifications to enhance reliability, performance and production efficiency.
• Work safely in accordance with site procedures, including isolation, Lockout/Tagout and safe working practices.
• Liaise effectively with production teams, engineers and management regarding maintenance requirements and planned work.
• Work flexibly across different areas of a manufacturing facility, including environments that may involve working at height, confined spaces, dust or varying temperatures.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

PLC systems

Safety procedures

Reading schematics

Education

Engineering qualification (HNC/HND, City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3)

Job description

Mansell Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Maintenance & Services Manager to join a busy manufacturing site in the United Kingdom. This hands-on role ensures the reliability, performance and efficiency of plant machinery and production equipment, working closely with production and engineering teams to plan and deliver maintenance activities.

You will lead planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement across the site, reading schematics and engineering