Mechanical Engineer - Manufacturing Maintenance & Automation

Howdens Joinery; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Holiday entitlement

Staff discount

Free lunch

On-site parking

Supportive environment

Job summary

Howdens Joinery, based in Runcorn, Cheshire, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to join our maintenance team at the manufacturing facility. You will be responsible for proactive and preventative maintenance on multi-axis CNC machinery and high-volume automated equipment, with strong focus on safety and continuous improvement.

The role requires an engineering apprenticeship and hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Completed an engineering apprenticeship with hands-on maintenance in manufacturing.
• Experience maintaining multi-axis CNC manufacturing machinery.
• Knowledge of high-volume automated manufacturing equipment with fitting and fabrication.
• Fault finding and root-cause analysis capability.
• Desirable: pneumatics, hydraulics, robotics, and extraction systems.
• Desirable: experience with CMMS and maintenance task development.

Responsibilities

• Proactive and preventative maintenance on production lines.
• Reactive breakdown maintenance and fault repair.
• Lead continual improvement projects for the line.
• Own and develop maintenance tasks for the specific production line.

Skills

CNC maintenance

Preventative maintenance

Root cause analysis

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Robotics

Extraction systems

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Howdens Joinery, based in Runcorn, Cheshire, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to join our maintenance team at the manufacturing facility. You will be responsible for proactive and preventative maintenance on multi-axis CNC machinery and high-volume automated equipment, with strong focus on safety and continuous improvement.

The role requires an engineering apprenticeship and hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing.