Maintenance & Uptime Engineer – SMT/PCB Equipment

TechPoint Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private Healthcare

Health cash plan

Company sick pay

Bonus Scheme

Life insurance

Pension contribution salary sacrifice

Free parking

Job summary

TechPoint Group, a leading UK-owned EMS and service provider, is seeking a Maintenance Equipment Engineer to lead and support maintenance and repairs of site equipment. The role focuses on uptime, maintenance scheduling, and supervising contractors to deliver world-class availability.

You will work with SMT/PCB manufacturing equipment, perform fault finding on electrical and control systems, and help build spare parts lists while keeping budgets in check.

Qualifications

• Experience in SMT/PCB manufacturing processes and equipment.
• IOSHH or evidence of a robust safety background.
• Experience in the maintenance of surface mount equipment.
• Excellent fault finding experience on electrical, electronic, pneumatic & control systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for building relationships with colleagues/contractors.
• Demonstrable ability to controlling spend whilst achieving uptime requirements.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with customer facing exposure.
• Robust IT skills & ability to learn new systems with pace.

Responsibilities

• Physical hands-on repairs and maintenance on all key site services and production equipment.
• Fault find on systems including reflow ovens, SMT pick & place machines, conformal coating, AOI and inspection systems.
• Control of contractors - PTW issue/engagement.
• Develop and implement the maintenance schedule of works using a CMMS.
• Build productive relationships with site contractors and engineering service providers.
• Raise purchase orders via procurement, ensuring cost-effective measures and budget adherence.
• Build critical spares lists for all equipment.
• Support plant relocations and equipment installations (FM & SMT).

Skills

SMT processes

Safety training

Surface mount maintenance

Electrical fault-finding

Communication skills

Cost control

Customer facing

IT skills

Tools

CMMS system

Procurement tools

Job description

TechPoint Group, a leading UK-owned EMS and service provider, is seeking a Maintenance Equipment Engineer to lead and support maintenance and repairs of site equipment. The role focuses on uptime, maintenance scheduling, and supervising contractors to deliver world-class availability.

You will work with SMT/PCB manufacturing equipment, perform fault finding on electrical and control systems, and help build spare parts lists while keeping budgets in check.