Maintenance Engineer: PLC & Heavy Machinery, Career Growth

Omega; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Family Leave Policies

Pension Scheme up to 15% Combined Con-

Ongoing Training & Development

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Discounts on Company Products

Hundreds of Retail Discounts

Wellbeing Centre Supporting Health, F

Share Purchase Scheme

Life Assurance

Long-Term Career Progression

Job summary

Omega, a leading UK PLC manufacturer, is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a large Burton upon Trent facility. You will maintain and improve a wide range of heavy manufacturing equipment, contributing to reliability and uptime while working within a safety-focused environment.

You will engage in planned preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, and continuous improvement initiatives, with opportunities for training and career progression in a thriving UK manufacturing group.

Qualifications

• Mechanical maintenance experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Apprentice trained or NVQ Level 3; time-served acceptable.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostics in mechanical systems.
• Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, gearboxes and bearings.
• Competent in mechanical fitting and maintenance activities.
• Fabrication and welding experience is advantageous.
• Basic PLC fault-finding knowledge is beneficial.
• CMMS experience, preferably SAP PM.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental standards.
• Good communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs across manufacturing equipment and site machinery.
• Diagnose and rectify mechanical faults to minimise downtime and maximise production output.
• Maintain conveyors, mixers, batching systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, motors and associated plant equipment.
• Complete routine inspections, servicing and condition monitoring activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Assist with installation, modification and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.
• Carry out fabrication and welding activities where required.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in accordance with site procedures.
• Accurately record maintenance activities using the CMMS system.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to support plant performance and uptime.

Job description

Omega, a leading UK PLC manufacturer, is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a large Burton upon Trent facility. You will maintain and improve a wide range of heavy manufacturing equipment, contributing to reliability and uptime while working within a safety-focused environment.

You will engage in planned preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, and continuous improvement initiatives, with opportunities for training and career progression in a thriving UK manufacturing group.