Maintenance Engineer

Whittan Industrial Limited; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittan Industrial Limited in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join our fast-moving manufacturing operation. You will maintain production equipment, diagnose electrical faults, and support continuous improvement initiatives to maximise uptime and OEE.

The role involves planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance, with strong PLC fault-finding, CMMS usage, and collaboration with production teams and external contractors.

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance engineering experience in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills with PLC troubleshooting ability.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems and CMMS.
• Ability to analyse problems, identify root causes and implement solutions.
• NVQ/BTEC or equivalent engineering qualification.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, predictive and reactive maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults across production equipment.
• Support machine uptime and OEE targets.
• Conduct routine inspections, servicing and improvements.
• Record maintenance activities and machine history using the CMMS system.
• Manage spare parts usage and monitor stock levels.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and external contractors.
• Ensure all work complies with safety procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement to increase asset reliability.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC troubleshooting

PMM systems

Root cause analysis

Teamwork

Communication

Press tooling experience

Workshop machinery operation

Education

NVQ/BTEC in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

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.

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.