Maintenance Engineer – Die-Casting & Robotics

SF Partners Admin; England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners Admin is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a busy maintenance team on a double day shift rotation. You will help ensure continuous, safe operation of die-casting machines, furnaces, ABB robots, presses and CNC machinery in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You will fault-find, carry out preventative and reactive maintenance, and work with production to meet targets while improving plant reliability and maintenance practices.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained Maintenance Engineer – essential.
• Strong mechanical engineering
• Good hydraulic knowledge and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Proven experience in a manufacturing, engineering or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Good understanding of root-cause analysis and corrective/preventative actions.
• Welding and fabrication experience.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a proactive and supportive Maintenance team.
• Maintain, repair and service die-casting machines and associated production equipment
• Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance to minimise production downtime.
• Fault-find and diagnose mechanical and hydraulic issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Support Production teams to ensure production targets and demands are met.
• Work with the Maintenance team to continually improve plant reliability, equipment performance and maintenance standards.
• Complete maintenance tasks and tickets accurately using the site's CMMS system.
• Provide detailed and accurate shift handovers to ensure effective communication between shifts.
• Maintain a strong focus on health, safety and environmental standards at all times.
• Carry out welding, fabrication and general mechanical maintenance work as required.
• Assist with the maintenance and repair of equipment including furnaces, ABB robots, presses and other associated machinery.
• Ensure all work is completed to a high standard and in accordance with company procedures.

Skills

Apprentice-trained

Mechanical engineering

Hydraulics

Engineering drawings

Root cause analysis

Preventative maintenance

Welding

Fault-finding

Manufacturing environment

Tools

CMMS

Forklift licence

Overhead crane licence

ABB robotics

Job description

SF Partners Admin is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a busy maintenance team on a double day shift rotation. You will help ensure continuous, safe operation of die-casting machines, furnaces, ABB robots, presses and CNC machinery in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You will fault-find, carry out preventative and reactive maintenance, and work with production to meet targets while improving plant reliability and maintenance practices.