Maintenance Engineer – PLC & Automation Specialist

JobsTrackR; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

JobsTrackR in the Cambridgeshire area is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join our manufacturing team. You will handle preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of automated production equipment, ensuring safety, compliance and peak performance.

You will work closely with production to minimise downtime, diagnose faults, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, with CMMS-based record-keeping and a focus on reliability.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Engineering – ideally electrical.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Understanding of PLC logic and automated systems.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults.
• Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability projects.
• Minimise downtime through effective fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using a CMMS system.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC logic

Reading drawings

Engineering qualification

Education

Engineering qualification (ideally electrical)

Job description

JobsTrackR in the Cambridgeshire area is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join our manufacturing team. You will handle preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of automated production equipment, ensuring safety, compliance and peak performance.

You will work closely with production to minimise downtime, diagnose faults, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, with CMMS-based record-keeping and a focus on reliability.