Maintenance Engineer - High-Precision PCB & Electronics

Exception PCB Ltd; Tewkesbury; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Exception PCB Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to keep drilling, plating, etching and inspection equipment running to AS9100 standards. You will diagnose faults, support installation of new equipment and maintain facility services behind production.

The role requires multi-skilled mechanical, electrical and control systems expertise, with a strong focus on safety, reliability and documentation to support compliance and OTIF targets.

Qualifications

• Time-served mechanical or electrical apprenticeship, or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record maintaining production equipment in a manufacturing or process environment.
• Electrical bias with industrial electronics and controls skills.
• Experience in PCB, electronics or another high-precision, high-compliance sector such as aerospace, defence or medical.
• Experience within an AS9100-accredited quality system.
• City & Guilds, NVQ, HNC or similar in mechanical or electrical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive and planned preventative maintenance on production equipment, such as drilling machines, plating and etching lines, and inspection equipment, along with general facility services
• Diagnose and fault-find mechanical, electrical and control faults, escalating to specialists or contractors where needed
• Support installation, commissioning and validation of new equipment, planning work with Production and Engineering to minimise disruption
• Maintain maintenance schedules, service records and technical documentation to support AS9100 and IPC compliance
• Manage critical spares and consumables to minimise downtime
• Oversee contractors and suppliers, ensuring permits to work, RAMS and site rules are followed
• Maintain compressed air, extraction, HVAC and electrical distribution systems
• Support the safe handling, use and disposal of plating, etching and cleaning chemicals, minimising environmental impact
• Contribute to improvements in equipment reliability, supporting on-time in-full (OTIF), scrap and downtime targets, and promote a 6S and ESD-controlled working culture
• Work in line with health and safety legislation, including COSHH, permit-to-work and lock-out/tag-out procedures

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Industrial electronics

Fault finding

Plating & PCB equipment

Maintenance records

Safety compliance

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

NVQ / HNC

AS9100 knowledge

City & Guilds

Tools

RAMS

Job description

Exception PCB Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to keep drilling, plating, etching and inspection equipment running to AS9100 standards. You will diagnose faults, support installation of new equipment and maintain facility services behind production.

The role requires multi-skilled mechanical, electrical and control systems expertise, with a strong focus on safety, reliability and documentation to support compliance and OTIF targets.