Maintenance Engineer

Apex Appoint; Telford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension 5% matched

Enhanced family leave

Private healthcare

Discounted gym membership

Employee discounts

Ongoing training and development

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Apex Appoint is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a highly automated operation. You will carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdowns and continuous improvement across a wide range of automated equipment.

You'll report to the Engineering Team and ensure equipment reliability, minimise downtime, and maintain records. After a training period on days, you’ll move to a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Reading electrical and mechanical drawings
• Experience with conveyors and automated machinery

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance across automated equipment
• Reactive electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and test equipment
• Working on motors, drives, sensors and control systems
• PLC fault finding and basic interrogation
• Supporting continuous improvement projects
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records
• Working safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

PPM maintenance

Conveyors

Motors & drives

PLC fault finding

Schematic drawings

Education

NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance

City & Guilds

Time-served Apprenticeship

HNC/HND (desirable)

Job description

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking to join a business investing heavily in its engineering function?

We're recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician to support a highly automated operation, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdowns and continuous improvement activities across a wide range of automated equipment.

The Role

Reporting into the Engineering Team, you'll be responsible for ensuring equipment reliability and minimising downtime across a busy automated operation.

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs)
• Reactive electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and test equipment
• Working on motors, drives, sensors and control systems
• PLC fault finding and basic interrogation
• Supporting continuous improvement projects
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records
• Working safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards

Following an initial training period on days (approximately 4-8 weeks), you'll move onto a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

About You

We're keen to speak with electrically or mechanically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, logistics, automation, warehousing or industrial environments.

• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Conveyors and automated machinery
• Three-phase motors and drives
• Inverters and sensors
• Pneumatics and hydraulics
• PLC fault finding (Siemens, Allen Bradley or similar advantageous)
• Reading electrical and mechanical drawings

Qualifications

Ideally you'll hold one of the following:

• NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance
• City & Guilds
• Time-served Apprenticeship
• HNC/HND (desirable)

Equivalent electrical or mechanical engineering qualifications will also be considered.

Salary & Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• 5% employer matched pension
• Enhanced family leave
• Private healthcare benefits
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee discounts
• Ongoing training and development
• Long-term career progression

If you're looking for a business that values its engineers and offers genuine long-term career opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.