Maintenance Technician - Controls

TT Electronics; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

TT Electronics in Bedlington, UK, seeks a Maintenance Technician - Electrical Bias to improve production efficiency across site. You will work within a technician team on proactive TPM tasks and reactive breakdown solutions, ensuring equipment reliability and safety.

The role requires hands-on electrical/electronic, mechanical skills and TPM knowledge, with a focus on diagnostics, calibration and safe operation. Join a global engineering-focused environment with strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Understanding of mechanical engineering electrical/electronic systems and pneumatics.
• Experience with TPM.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair machinery and controls.
• Experience using hand and power tools and diagnostic equipment.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• HNC or equivalent in Engineering Maintenance and Reliability.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventive maintenance of machinery, plant systems and equipment.
• Reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Troubleshooting and repair of mechanical, electrical/electronic and pneumatic systems.
• CMM calibration planning with engineering teams and inventory management.
• Ensure safety compliance and maintain accurate maintenance logs.
• Coordinate with external suppliers/contractors for major repairs.
• Maintain records and spare parts inventory.

Skills

TPM knowledge

Mechanical/electrical

Tools & test equipment

Troubleshooting

Documentation

MS Office

Education

HNC or equivalent in Engineering Maintenance

Tools

Calibration tools

Job description

Company Overview

COME JOIN OUR JOURNEY!

When you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world. Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. We are committed to having a positive impact on the world through a culture built around safety, transparency, collaboration, and positive relationships. Our teams are fuelled by performance and expertise, leading the charge in innovation, efficiency and delivering world-class customer service. Be part of the journey.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

At TT Electronics, Bedlington, we're hiring for a Maintenance Technician - Electrical Bias to contribute towards achieving our goals and objectives by improving the efficiency of production equipment across site. As part of a team of Technicians, you'll engage in Proactive Planned TPM tasks and reactive breakdown solutions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Planned preventative maintenance: Conducting routine inspection, and scheduled calibrations and planned downtime servicing of machinery, plant systems, equipment and tools to prevent breakdowns.
• Reactive maintenance: Addressing machine failures to ensure minimal downtime.
• Troubleshooting and repairs: Diagnosing, repairing and maintaining mechanical, electrical/electronics and pneumatic systems.
• CMM: Work with engineering team to develop calibration, monitoring and maintenance plans including inventory, owning and executing the plan.
• Safety Compliance: Adhering to and advocating safety protocols ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Documentation: Creating and maintaining accurate logs, maintenance work instructions and troubleshooting guides. Ensure good record keeping of maintenance, repairs, and inventory.
• Supplier management: Supervising and coordinating with outside suppliers and contractors for serving, major repairs and specialised projects.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

Skills, qualifications and behaviours required:

• An understanding of mechanical engineering electrical/electronic systems and pneumatics as well as knowledge and experience in TPM.
• Skilled in using and maintaining hand power tools and diagnostic measurement equipment.
• The ability to troubleshoot and diagnose issues, making quick decisions and effective repairs.
• The ability to prioritiseurgent repairs while staying on track with routine maintenance schedules.
• Clear concise reporting of issues to management and interacting professionally across business functions.
• HNC or equivalent certification in Engineering Maintenance and Reliability.
• Microsoft office skills.
• Shits work is required

This role involves manual handling as well as working at height and in confined spaces.

Please be aware that many roles at TT Electronics are subject to both security and export control restrictions which means thatlimitations relating to nationality may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). TT Electronics is unable to sponsor work visas for this role.

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe - so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!

If you want to work for a company where whoyou are is valued and respected, we'd love to hear from you.

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