Maintenance Engineer in Castleford, West Yorkshire

Energy Jobline CVL; Castleford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a busy wood processing operation in the UK. This hands-on role involves maintaining and repairing CNC routers, edge banders, drilling machines and other production equipment.

You will combine mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills, including PLC faults, with a practical, hands-on approach in a busy manufacturing environment. Rotating shifts are 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm, with overtime available.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining and repairing woodworking machinery is essential.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills, including PLCs.
• Hands-on, practical engineering approach in a busy manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Fault finding and repairing CNC routers, edge banders, drilling machines and associated equipment
• Mechanical and electrical maintenance across production machinery
• Diagnosing PLC-controlled equipment faults
• Planned preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs
• Keeping machinery running efficiently and minimising downtime
• Identifying and implementing practical improvements

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

PLC fault finding

Hands-on engineering

Tools

CNC routers

Edge banders

Woodworking machinery

Drilling machines

Beam saws

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Rotating Shifts: 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm | Overtime Available

Know your way around CNC routers, edge banders and woodworking machinery?

We're looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an established, busy manufacturing operation.

This is a hands-on engineering role maintaining and repairing specialist woodworking and automated production equipment.

You'll need both mechanical and electrical skills, including PLC fault finding, but most importantly, you'll have worked with woodworking or panel-processing machinery before.

The Role

• Fault finding and repairing CNC routers, edge banders, drilling machines and associated equipment
• Mechanical and electrical maintenance across production machinery
• Diagnosing PLC-controlled equipment faults
• Planned preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs
• Keeping machinery running efficiently and minimising downtime
• Identifying and implementing practical improvements

What We're Looking For

• Experience maintaining and repairing woodworking machinery is essential
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills
• Experience with PLC-controlled machinery
• A practical, hands-on approach to engineering
• Comfortable working in a busy manufacturing environment
• You'll work rotating shifts of 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm, with overtime available.
• If you've maintained CNC routers, edge banders, beam saws, drilling or similar automated woodworking equipment, we'd like to hear from you.