Maintenance Engineer.

ZF Group; Darlaston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Darlaston is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The role involves responding to breakdowns, performing preventative and reactive maintenance on CNC machinery, and supporting factory improvement projects. The ideal candidate will have a time served apprenticeship in electrical or mechanical disciplines, with strong fault-finding skills and experience in using CMMS systems. This position offers a double-day shift pattern with a focus on teamwork and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship in a relevant discipline.
• Ideally trained to a HNC qualification.
• Ability to work in both electrical and mechanical fields.

Responsibilities

• Responding to breakdowns with extensive fault finding.
• Carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Completion of service reports via the CMMS system.

Skills

Fault finding (electrical and mechanical)

Preventative maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Team collaboration

IT skills (MS Office, email)

Education

Time served apprenticeship in electrical/mechanical/mechatronics

HNC qualification

Tools

CMMS experience (SAP preferred)

PLC experience

Robotics experience (Kuka robotics ideal)

Job description

Req ID |Darlaston, United Kingdom,ZF Lemforder UK Limited

About the Team

Working within a team of multi-skilled maintenance engineers to maximise machine uptime while minimising unplanned downtime. The department work on all areas of maintenance for the plant equipment and site and involves preventative and reactive maintenance on CNC machines, assembly processes, robotics. The job role is for a double-day shift pattern but the site operates on a 24 hour basis with a permanent night shift.

What you can look forward to as Maintenance Engineer :

• Responding to Breakdowns with Extensive fault finding (both electrical and mechanical)
• Carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance of CNC machinery and various assembly equipment
• Carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance of our CNC machinery and assembly equipment
• To support maintenance and factory-based improvement projects
• The completion of service reports and internal systems via our CMMS system

Your Profile as Maintenance Engineer :

• Time served apprenticeship in a relevant discipline (electrical / mechanical / mechatronics), ideally trained to a HNC qualification
• Ideally electrically biased but with a proven ability to work in both fields
• IT skills are required : MS office, email etc. CMMS experience is preferred, especially in SAP
• PLC experience is advantageous
• Robotics experience is an advantage, ideally in Kuka robotics
• Ability to embrace personal challenges and work within a team environment based on openness, mutual respect and collaborative working
• Ability to engage interest and participation of others