Lubrication Technician — Reliability & Maintenance

Tarmac; Buxton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Benefits website discounts

Employee Assistance helpline

Job summary

Tunstead Stone, Buxton, Derbyshire, seeks a Lubrication Technician / Mechanical Crafts person to keep heavy plant reliable and available. You’ll monitor, analyse and improve lubrication and condition data across the site, reporting findings and supporting improvements with operations and maintenance teams.

Role blends hands-on lubrication work with planning and reporting, requiring technical knowledge in lubrication systems, fault diagnosis, and data-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with lubrication as a reliability discipline, not just a task.
• Proven ability to collect, interpret and act on data.
• Experience with preventative maintenance and condition monitoring.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems (SAP preferred).

Responsibilities

• Drive proactive maintenance through lubrication excellence.
• Inspect plant and record defects in CMMS (SAP).
• Analyse trends to predict failures before they occur.
• Develop and refine preventative maintenance strategies and FMEAs.
• Raise and manage work orders for timely intervention.

Skills

Lubrication systems

Fault-finding

Condition monitoring

Data interpretation

SAP/CMMS familiarity

Documentation & reporting

Education

Mechanical Apprenticeship

ONC/HNC in Mechanical Engineering

NEBOSH / IOSH (preferred)

Job description

Tunstead Stone, Buxton, Derbyshire, seeks a Lubrication Technician / Mechanical Crafts person to keep heavy plant reliable and available. You’ll monitor, analyse and improve lubrication and condition data across the site, reporting findings and supporting improvements with operations and maintenance teams.

Role blends hands-on lubrication work with planning and reporting, requiring technical knowledge in lubrication systems, fault diagnosis, and data-driven improvements.