Maintenance Engineer

Orion; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join the manufacturing engineering team in the Cambridgeshire region. You will perform planned maintenance, diagnose faults, and collaborate on continuous improvement to keep automated production lines running safely and efficiently.

The role requires electrical fault-finding skills, understanding PLC logic, and the ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification, ideally electrical.
• Experience in maintenance within manufacturing.
• Strong electrical fault finding and reading diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventive maintenance.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults.
• Support improvement and equipment reliability projects.
• Maintain maintenance records using a CMMS.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC logic

Electrical drawings

Manufacturing environment

Engineering qualification

Education

Engineering qualification

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.