Maintenance Engineer: Automation & Reliability (Warwick)

Apex Resource Management; Warwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Resource Management is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a hose assembly manufacturing operation in Warwick. This role focuses on hands-on maintenance, improving equipment reliability, safety and efficiency while delivering day-to-day technical support to production.

The successful candidate will support installation, commissioning and start-up of new equipment, and drive continuous improvement across automation systems including PLCs, HMIs, sensors and robotics.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills essential.
• Experience with continuous improvement and analytical methods.
• Knowledge of H&S, PUWER and related regulations.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostic skills

Continuous improvement

Ownership & safety

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC or equivalent

Tools

PLC systems

HMI systems

Gensuite / EAM

PPM database

Job description

Apex Resource Management is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a hose assembly manufacturing operation in Warwick. This role focuses on hands-on maintenance, improving equipment reliability, safety and efficiency while delivering day-to-day technical support to production.

The successful candidate will support installation, commissioning and start-up of new equipment, and drive continuous improvement across automation systems including PLCs, HMIs, sensors and robotics.