Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Hays; Stockport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading defence manufacturing company in Stockport as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer. You will be responsible for supporting manufacturing maintenance performance, ensuring equipment availability, and executing planned preventative maintenance. Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background and leadership skills, contributing to a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Overtime at premium rates

Qualifications

• Experience in factory/fabrication maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of PLC, Invertors, and Drives for electrical candidates.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing maintenance performance and improve asset availability.
• Carry out scheduled, planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance activities.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

HNC/HND in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CNC Equipment

PLC

Inverters

Drives

Job description

This range is provided by Hays. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Your new company
You will be working for a leading defence manufacturing company based in Stockport. They specialise in producing high-quality defence equipment and systems, ensuring operational reliability and performance.
Your new role
As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to support manufacturing maintenance performance and improve asset and equipment availability. You will adhere to the Agility Maintenance schedule, carrying out scheduled, planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance activities to support manufacturing equipment OEE.
Your duties will include:

• Supporting the manufacturing asset/equipment weekly schedule.
• Transitioning from reactive to planned preventative maintenance.
• Demonstrating knowledge of manufacturing CNC equipment and tooling.
• Maintaining and repairing PLC, Invertors, and Drives.
• Analysing failure modes to create preventative maintenance regimes.
• Recording accurate feedback on tasks completed.
• Providing leadership and technical guidance during breakdowns or critical defects.
• Establishing mean time between failure techniques and applying cost-effective mean time to repair methods.
• Delivering robust reports from asset inspections and maintenance.
• Contributing to PPS reports associated with significant downtime.
• Supporting manufacturing production requirements and maximising production uptime.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will need:

• HNC/HND in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering. Looking for 1 mechanically biased engineer and 1 electrically biased engineer
• Recognised H&S training and competence.
• Experience in a similar factory/fabrication maintenance environment.
• CNC machine maintenance experience is beneficial but not essential (Haas, Matsuura, Unisign, DMG Mori).
• Leadership and problem-solving skills using common techniques.
• Experience in a modern lean manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of manufacturing CNC equipment and tooling.
• For the electrical candidate, in-depth knowledge of PLC, Invertors, and Drives.
• Fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Practical knowledge of maintenance and machinery control systems.
• Ability to assess and control SHE risks.
• Ability to work to deadlines and adapt to changing conditions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work under pressure.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive up to £41,500 and the opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment. You will have the chance to develop your skills and contribute to the success of a leading defence manufacturing company. Overtime is readily available and is paid at premium rates depending on when you take it.

What you need to do now
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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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