Maintenance Engineer

Atom Scientific Recruitment Ltd; Redditch; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client is a fast-growing multi sector speciality distributor of chemicals and raw materials to the UK Manufacturing Industry. They seek a Maintenance Engineer - Shift based at their Redditch site in Worcestershire, across three sites. The role reports to the Facilities Engineer and may require shift work during weekdays.

A permanent full-time position. The candidate will handle maintenance administration, spare part sourcing, calibration schedules, and KPI reporting to reduce downtime, while

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship trained, qualified to a HNC or HND level, or have equivalent experience.
• Maintenance experience with light manufacturing machines Ideally with food or pharmaceutical equipment.
• Ability to document processes for equipment and write operating instructions.
• Troubleshooting experience to resolve pressing in-process issues with equipment.
• Experience with innovation via in-process trial and hands-on learning.
• Experience maintaining a wide range of equipment.
• Experience with setting up liquid and powder filling machines, labelling machines, conveyors would be advantageous.
• Exposure to highly regulated environment is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Maintenance administration, scheduling, documentation, procurement, metric tracking, internal and external communication.
• Responsible for managing the Maintenance Store.
• Assist Facilities Engineer on preventative maintenance on machinery and responding to reactive equipment demands.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Reading drawings

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Process ownership

Safety awareness

Education

HNC/HND

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

SOP writing

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing multi sector speciality distributor of chemicals and raw materials to the UK Manufacturing Industry

They are now seeking aMaintenance Engineer - Shift.This position is site based in Redditch, Worcestershire across three sites and may require working shift patterns during weekdays where required. It is a full-time permanent role reporting to the Facilities Engineer.

Job Purpose

To support the Facilities Engineer with maintenance task administration and documentation, liaising with internal and external stakeholders on spare part sourcing and procurement, service and calibration schedules, setting the preventative maintenance calendar, operating the enterprise resource platform used for asset management, tracking key metrics and producing periodic reports, to reduce downtime and maintain efficiency and capacity of facilities and processes, via a combination of proactive and reactive approaches (Total Productive Maintenance / Troubleshooting).

The role holder will hold fundamental practical maintenance skills to assist the Facilities Engineer in periods of high demand and as a stand-in during leave.

The role holder will be able to develop instruction manuals, provide reports on work carried out and ensure that equipment records are kept up to date. They will also be able to read engineering drawings to identify issues and opportunities.

The role requires significant drive and sense of process ownership to be able to work strategically and systematically as well as react promptly to any breakdowns, communicating with the Manufacturing Services Manager and working efficiently to resolve issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance administration, scheduling, documentation, procurement, metric tracking, internal and external communication.
• Responsible for managing the Maintenance Store.
• Assist Facilities Engineer on preventative maintenance on machinery and responding to reactive equipment demands.

Qualifications and Experience

• Apprenticeship trained, qualified to a HNC or HND level, or have equivalent experience.
• Maintenance experience with light manufacturing machines Ideally with food or pharmaceutical equipment.
• Ability to document processes for equipment and write operating instructions.
• Troubleshooting experience to resolve pressing in-process issues with equipment.
• Experience with innovation via in-process trial and hands-on learning.
• Experience maintaining a wide range of equipment.
• Experience with setting up liquid and powder filling machines, labelling machines, conveyors would be advantageous.
• Exposure to highly regulated environment is advantageous

Other skills Personal / Technical

• Collaborative in approach, helping to work towards the team and business goals
• Sense of process ownership and taking pride in own work.
• Analytical Thinking: ability to dissect complex problems and identify effective solutions.
• Attention to detail in identifying subtle process deviations or anomalies.
• Communication Skills: clear and concise reporting of findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Team Collaboration: working effectively with cross-functional teams including operations, maintenance, and quality.
• Adaptability & Flexibility to respond to unexpected issues and changing priorities.
• Time Management: prioritising tasks and managing troubleshooting efforts efficiently.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: proactively seeking ways to enhance processes and reduce downtime.
• Resilience Under Pressure: maintaining composure, focus and effectiveness during high-stress troubleshooting scenarios.
• Safety & Compliance: knowledge of HSE regulations and risk assessments in industrial environments.
• Process Engineering Knowledge Strong understanding of process design, optimization, and control.
• Documentation: skilled in interpreting as well as writing Process Flow Diagrams and SOPs.
• Data Analysis Tools: competence in using MS Excel or equivalent.

In return, our client is offering a basic salary of around £30,000 per annum plus benefits (salary is very negotiable and dependent on experience).