Maintenance Engineer: Automation & PLCs, Hands-on, Warwick

Apex Resource Management Ltd; Warwick; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Resource Management Ltd in Warwick is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a hands-on role in our hose assembly manufacturing operation. You will focus on improving equipment reliability, safety and efficiency while providing day-to-day technical support to production.

The role involves installing, commissioning and validating new equipment, plus developing automated manufacturing processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across plant and machinery.
• Experience with preventive & predictive maintenance plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day maintenance and technical support across manufacturing operations.
• Diagnose plant and machinery faults and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain preventive and predictive maintenance plans to improve equipment reliability.
• Analyse downtime trends to reduce breakdowns and repeat failures.
• Ensure maintenance activities meet HSE, Quality and regulatory requirements.
• Support installation, commissioning and start-up of new equipment and automation systems.
• Assist automation improvements involving PLCs, HMIs, sensors, robotics, vision systems and automated testing equipment.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records in EAM and Gensuite.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities (Kaizen, 5S, LPA).
• Coordinate contractors for repairs, upgrades and technical support.
• Support maintenance cost control and spare parts optimisation.
• Train technicians and operators in equipment operation and fault finding.
• Collaborate with production teams to prioritise maintenance and minimise disruption.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostic skills

Preventive maintenance

Continuous improvement

Kaizen / 5S

Team coordination

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC or equivalent

Tools

Gensuite

EAM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Apex Resource Management Ltd in Warwick is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a hands-on role in our hose assembly manufacturing operation. You will focus on improving equipment reliability, safety and efficiency while providing day-to-day technical support to production.

The role involves installing, commissioning and validating new equipment, plus developing automated manufacturing processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.