Maintenance Engineer

Orion Electrotech; Dudley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plastics manufacturer in Worcester is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to handle planned and reactive maintenance, focusing on injection moulding and other equipment. This stable role offers a supportive atmosphere with plenty of responsibilities, 23 days of annual leave, and a flexible day shift. Ideal candidates should have experience with industrial machinery and PLC programming.

Benefits

23 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible work environment

Supportive leadership team

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planned and reactive maintenance on a variety of equipment.
• Ensure minimal downtime across equipment including injection moulding machines.
• Support the business with electrical and mechanical expertise.

Skills

Experience maintaining plastic injection moulding machinery

Skilled in PLC programming and fault-finding

Familiarity with mechanical systems

General facilities maintenance

Education

5 years’ post-qualification experience (or QBE)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Worcester

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 (Worcester)

Shifts: Mon-Fri (8.30am–5pm with flexibility)

A leading plastics manufacturer specialising in injection moulding is looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their growing team. At that site in Worcester, they continue to invest in people, processes, and equipment — making this an exciting time to come on board.

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Responsibilities

As the site’s go-to Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring minimal downtime across a variety of equipment including injection moulding machines, extrusion lines, vacuum forming cells, chillers, granulators, compressors, and more. You will be the escalation point for technical issues, supporting the business with your electrical bias while also applying mechanical expertise.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience maintaining plastic injection moulding machinery or similar industrial equipment or Heavy industry machinery.
• Skilled in PLC programming and fault-finding (I/O).
• Familiarity with mechanical systems and general facilities maintenance.
• Ideally, 5 years’ post-qualification experience (or QBE).

Why Join?

• Day shift in Worcester (Mon–Fri, 8.30am–5pm with flexibility).
• Be part of a supportive and growing business where you’ll have autonomy and responsibility.
• Work directly with the leadership team in a flexible, informal environment.
• 23 Days Annual leave plus bank holidays, which grows with service.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer looking for a stable, long-term role in a company that values expertise, responsibility, and continuous improvement.

Thank you for your application. Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally; if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies please visit our website.