Maintenance Engineer

Whittan Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

33 days holiday per annum including BH

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee discount scheme

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2Work Scheme

Medicash Scheme

Job summary

Whittan Group in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join our manufacturing operation. You will help ensure reliability, uptime and performance of production equipment in a fast-paced environment.

You will carry out planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance, fault-finding electrical issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the site, using CMMS to record activity and manage spares.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-moving manufacturing environment with maintenance focus.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and PLC troubleshooting abilities.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems and CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance on production equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults to minimise downtime.
• Support machine uptime and OEE targets through proactive maintenance.
• Record activities and machine history in the CMMS system.
• Manage spare parts usage and liaise with contractors as needed.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and asset reliability initiatives.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical fault-finding

PLC knowledge

PPM systems

Root cause analysis

CMMS software

Communication

Team player

Engineering qualification (NVQ/BTEC)

Press tooling experience

Workshop machinery operation

Continuous improvement

Education

NVQ, BTEC, or equivalent Engineering qualification

Job description

Hours: Rotational Shift 06:00am – 14:00pm / 14:00pm – 22:00pm

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