Maintenance Engineer

Orion Electrotech Ltd; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Electrotech Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Cambridgeshire to join a busy manufacturing team. You will perform planned preventative maintenance, diagnose faults, and support continuous improvement across automated production equipment.

The role requires electrical fault-finding skills, PLC understanding, ability to read electrical/mechanical drawings, and experience in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Must have strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Understanding of PLC logic and automated systems.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults.
• Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability projects.
• Minimise downtime through fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using a CMMS system.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC logic understanding

Reading drawings

Manufacturing experience

Education

Engineering qualification (electrical preferred)

Job description

Maintenance Engineer
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: up to £47k
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About the Opportunity

Our client is a well-established manufacturing business currently seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Supervisor, you will be responsible for planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown repair, fault finding and continuous improvement activities across a wide range of automated production equipment.

Working closely with production teams, you will ensure equipment remains safe, compliant and operating at optimum performance levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults.
• Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability projects.
• Minimise downtime through effective fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using a CMMS system.

Requirements

• Qualification in Engineering – ideally electrical
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Understanding of PLC logic and automated systems.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Experience working within a manufacturing or production environment.