Maintenance Engineer

Alcon Components Ltd; Brackley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a skilled maintenance engineer to handle all breakdown and preventative maintenance tasks for their plant and equipment. This role requires strong mechanical and electrical skills, along with experience in a CNC manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will manage maintenance budgets, coordinate with suppliers, and ensure safety and environmental standards are met. A relevant qualification such as City and Guilds or HNC/HND is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Time served maintenance engineer with experience in manufacturing CNC environment.
• Familiar with lean, TPM, PPM, instruction writing, and failure mode analysis.
• Proficient in diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults.

Responsibilities

• Repair machine breakdowns promptly, coordinating with third-party services.
• Organise and plan preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Manage maintenance and project budgets while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

IT literacy

Team working

Education

City and Guilds, HNC/HND in relevant discipline

Job description

Objective: To take responsibility for all aspects of breakdown and preventative maintenance, for both the manufacturing plant and equipment on site, including the building facility and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Repair machine breakdowns in a timely manner with or without the assistance of a third-party company.
• Organise all Preventative Maintenance and Predictive Maintenance without exceeding the “Point of Diminishing Returns on Investment” for the labour, tools and materials required to perform the work.
• Organise & plan the maintenance of production facilities & building (civil, electrical and mechanical)
• Co-ordinate equipment breakdown support
• Identify and liaise with suppliers of maintenance services required;
• Identify and maintain critical spares that are either held on site or at suppliers
• Investigate maintenance problems affecting production and deal with them in a systematic, methodical manner
• Manage maintenance and project budgets
• Work with regulatory bodies to ensure safety, environmental and design standards are met;
• Ensure HSE objectives and requirements are met plant wide
• Carry out any other duties reasonable within capability as required.
• The ability to diagnose and repair both mechanical and electrical faults on CNC machinery.
• Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic machinery and control circuits.
• The ability to work cooperatively and liaise with people at all levels;
• Good team working skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Good organisational skills
• The confidence to respond positively when under pressure
• IT literate, able to produce reports, monitor breakdown trends, monitor costs

The Candidate

• Time served maintenance engineer.
• Familiar with core maintenance and modern manufacturing techniques such as lean, TPM, PPM, effectiveness, instruction writing, asset care and failure mode analysis.
• Must have Mechanical and Electrical experience in a manufacturing CNC environment
• Qualified to a City and Guilds, HNC / HND or equivalent level in a relevant discipline.