M/S Maintenance Engineer

ARx Recruitment Services; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Benefits

Job summary

ARx Recruitment Services is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join the West Midlands site. You will conduct planned maintenance on high-volume picking machinery and related equipment, diagnose electrical/mechanical/pneumatic faults, and respond swiftly to breakdowns to keep production lines running.

You will also log maintenance records, assist supervision, and work with contractors, ensuring safety standards and regulatory compliance across UK locations.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining high-volume picking machinery and ancillary equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and pneumatic components.
• Respond immediately to production equipment breakdowns.
• Update records of maintenance, defects and on-site spares.
• Assist supervision of site-based mechanical and electrical operations.
• Identify recurring issues through data analysis and drive improvements.
• Prepare paperwork per company procedures and work instructions.
• Log spare parts usage and requirements.
• Coordinate with contractors including permits to work and risk assessments.
• Willingness to train at other UK locations and provide technical training.
• Adhere to health and safety policies.
• Educational qualifications: GCSE C or above; NVQ Level 3 or higher in electrical fields.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high-volume picking machinery via Planned Maintenance schedules.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and pneumatic components.
• Respond to production equipment breakdowns and restore operations quickly.
• Update records of maintenance, defects and on-site spares.
• Assist in supervision of site-based mechanical/electrical operations.
• Identify recurring issues through data analysis and drive improvements.
• Generate paperwork in line with procedures and work instructions.
• Monitor spare parts usage and inventory requirements.
• Engage with contractors, obtain permits to work, risk assessments and method statements.
• Undertake training at other UK locations and provide technical training where required.
• Adhere to strict health and safety policies.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Pneumatic systems

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Schematic reading

Health and safety

PLC qualifications

Maintenance planning

Education

GCSE level C or above

NVQ Level 3 or above (Electrical)

Tools

PLC programming

Electrical testing equipment

Preventative maintenance software

Job description

Engineering and Scientific Recruitment Specialists

Our Client is Seeking to Recruit an Addition to the Maintenance Team, who will be Responsible for Conducting Planned Preventative Maintenance, System Breakdowns, and Defect Repair

This is a Permanent, Shift Based Role, located in the West Midlands

ROLE

• Maintaining High Volume Picking Machinery via Planned Maintenance Schedules with Responsibility for Maintenance of All Other Ancillary Equipment
• Diagnosis and Repair of Electrical, Mechanical and Pneumatics Components
• Immediate Response to Any Breakdowns to the Production Equipment
• Updating Records of All Maintenance Work, Defect Repair and On-Site Spares
• Assist in Supervision and Control of All Site Based Mechanical and/or Electrical Operations
• Identifying Re-Occurring Issues through Data Analysis and Implementation of Change
• Generation of Appropriate Paperwork In-Line with Company Procedures and Work Instructions
• Logging and Monitoring of Spare Parts Used and/or Required
• Engagement with Contractors, Including Obtaining and Providing Permits to Work, Risk Assessments and Method Statements
• Undertaking Training at Other UK Locations and Providing Technical Training where Required
• Adherence to Strict Health and Safety Policies
• Educated to GCSE Level C or Above
• Electrical Qualifications to NVQ L3 or Above
• Good Practical Knowledge and Experience of Equipment Maintenance, (Mechanical, Electrical and Pneumatic)
• Good Working Knowledge of Automated Equipment
• Experience of Root Cause Analysis and Contribution to Continuous Improvement Programmes
• Good Understanding of Health and Safety Policies
• Electrical/Mechanical/Pneumatic/PLC Qualifications
• Ability to Read Schematic Diagrams
• Experience of Pharmaceutical Industry
• Formal Health and Safety Training

REMUNERATION

• £51K p/a Includes Shift Allowance + Benefits