Maintenance Engineer

Whittan; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee discount

Cycle2Work Scheme

Medicash Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Whittan Group is seeking an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer for our Milton Keynes site. You will join a fast-paced engineering team focused on reliability, efficiency, and performance of production equipment.

Your role includes planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding, and supporting continuous improvement across the site. Excellent problem-solving and teamwork are essential to maintain uptime and meet OEE targets.

Qualifications

• Relevant maintenance experience in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• PLC troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems.
• Ability to analyse problems and implement solutions.
• Experience using CMMS software.
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance on production equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults to reduce downtime.
• Support machine uptime and OEE targets.
• Perform routine inspections, servicing and improvement works.
• Record maintenance activities and machine history in CMMS.
• Manage spare parts usage and stock levels.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and contractors to resolve issues.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC troubleshooting

PPM systems

CMMS usage

Team collaboration

Engineering qualification

Education

NVQ/BTEC Engineering

Tools

CMMS software

Press tooling

Job description

Rotational Shift: Week 1 Monday - Friday 06:00am – 14:30pm

Week 2 Monday - Thursday 14:00pm – 00:30am

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join our manufacturing operation in Milton Keynes. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a fast-paced engineering team, ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and performance of our production equipment.

You will play a key role in maintaining machine uptime, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding electrical issues, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults across production equipment.
• Support machine uptime and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) targets.
• Conduct routine inspections, servicing, and improvement works.
• Record maintenance activities and machine history using the CMMS system.
• Manage and monitor spare parts usage, helping to maintain critical stock levels.
• Work closely with production, engineering, and external contractors to resolve issues efficiently.
• Ensure all work is carried out safely and in accordance with company procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities to increase asset reliability and reduce downtime.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in a maintenance engineering role within a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• PLC knowledge and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience working with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems.
• Ability to analyse problems, identify root causes, and implement solutions.
• Experience using CMMS software.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Reliable, flexible, and able to work effectively as part of a team.
• NVQ, BTEC, or equivalent Engineering qualification.
• Experience with press tooling.
• Ability to operate workshop machinery including lathes, milling machines, pedestal drills, and surface grinders.
• Experience within a continuous improvement environment.

If you're a hands-on Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge in a dynamic manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

The Whittan Group promotes equality of opportunity in that everyone who works for us and any job applicants will be treated equally, regardless of gender or gender reassignment, age, ethnic or national origin, nationality, race, colour, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Competitive

• Competitive Salary
• 33 days holiday per annum including bank holidays pro rata
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Employee discount scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Support from Trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Medicash Scheme