Maintenance Technician - Manufacturing assembly with electrification and injection moulding inputs

Unipart Technologies Group; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday incl bank holidays

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart Technologies Group in Coventry is seeking a proactive Maintenance Technician to join a shift-based support team on a high-volume manufacturing scale-up. You will handle breakdowns, perform preventative maintenance, and ensure equipment availability across production lines.

You should be a multi-skilled technician with hands-on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repair experience, plus basic PLC knowledge.

Qualifications

• Vocational qualification in mechanical/electrical field or equivalent.
• Experience as Maintenance Technician in fast-paced manufacturing/assembly.
• Ability to trace electrical faults and perform mechanical repairs.

Responsibilities

• First-Line Breakdown Response: respond to breakdowns and fault-find to minimise downtime.
• Preventative Maintenance (PPM): perform daily/weekly/monthly routines and TPM checks.
• Fault Finding and Repair: electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repairs.
• PLC and Control Diagnostics: assist with basic PLC, sensor, and robotics fault diagnosis.
• Equipment Safety and LOTO: follow SHE procedures and risk assessments.
• Operational Shift Support: communicate faults and repair status with operators and engineers.
• Continuous Improvement: support 5S and The Unipart Way problem-solving routines.
• Maintenance Logs: log breakdowns, spares usage, and work orders in CMMS.

Skills

Multiskilled maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical repair

Fault diagnosis

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Mechanical or Electrical

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

Maintenance Technician - Manufacturing assembly with electrification and injection moulding inputs

Coventry

Full time

Maintenance Technician - Manufacturing assembly with electrification and injection moulding inputs

Coventry

Up to £38,000 plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

Unipart is launching a high-volume manufacturing scale-up project in Coventry, scaling rapidly from zero to over 200 total site employees. We are seeking a proactive Maintenance Technician (Multi-Skilled) to join our shift-based operational support team. You will provide rapid breakdown response, perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and maintain equipment availability across shop-floor production lines.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll focus on:

First-Line Breakdown Response - Respond promptly to mechanical and electrical equipment breakdowns, conducting root-cause fault finding to minimise production downtime

Preventative Maintenance (PPM) - Execute daily, weekly, and monthly planned maintenance routines and TPM checks across production machinery, automation, and site services

Fault Finding and Repair - Perform hands-on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repairs on manufacturing equipment, fixtures, and hand-held assembly tools

PLC and Control Diagnostics - Assist with basic PLC, sensor, and robotics fault diagnosis to keep automated assembly lines and moulding inputs running smoothly

Equipment Safety and LOTO - Adhere strictly to Health, Safety and Environmental (SHE) procedures, including Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) and risk assessments

Operational Shift Support - Work closely with production line operators, team leaders, and engineers to communicate machine faults, findings, and repair status clearly

Continuous Improvement - Support 5S housekeeping, Sub-Optimal Operations (SUBO) reduction, and The Unipart Way problem-solving routines

Maintenance Logs - Accurately log breakdown records, spare parts usage, and work orders within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

Vocational Qualification - Time-served apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, or City & Guilds qualification in a Mechanical, Electrical, or Maintenance discipline

Multi-Skilled Experience - Practical experience as a Maintenance Technician or Assistant Engineer within a fast-paced manufacturing, automotive, or assembly environment

Electrical and Mechanical Competence - Hands-on ability to trace electrical faults and conduct mechanical repairs on pneumatics, hydraulics, and drive systems

Safety First Mindset - Thorough understanding of safe working practices, including LOTO, RAMS, and 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (desirable)

Diagnostic Skills - Practical familiarity with basic PLC inputs/outputs, sensor alignment, and robot/CNC cell safety circuits

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

Up to £38,000 plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

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