Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician

Caterpillar; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician to enhance facility equipment availability in Shrewsbury. The role involves fault finding, maintenance scheduling, and ensuring equipment uptime using modern techniques. Candidates should possess NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Maintenance Engineering and have experience in electrical and mechanical systems.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Up to 6% Bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including health and dental care

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Maintenance Engineering.
• Experience in electrical installation and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Fault find on electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
• Work to a planned preventative maintenance schedule.
• React quickly to breakdowns and liaise with local leadership.

Skills

Electrical installation

Troubleshooting

PLC systems

CNC knowledge

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Mechanical skills

Self-motivated

Education

NVQ Level 3 / Time served Apprentice in Maintenance Engineering

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Career Area:

Operations

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don'tjust talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Title :Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician

Grade:£18.87- £19.66 (depending on experience)

Location : Shrewsbury

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave

• Up to 6% Bonus

• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.

• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary

The maintenance department is responsible for continually improving the availability of facility production equipment. Significant investment in people and equipment over recent years has led to a motivated and highly engaged team delivering excellent results using modern technology and maintenance techniques.

The Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician role maintains and develops facility availability and uptime using tools such as TPM and fault analysis. In the role you will fault find on electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic circuits or mechanical systems. You will be involved with equipment calibration, working to a planned preventative maintenance schedule, and liaising with the manufacturing departments to maximise equipment availability

A role within our Maintenance team will provide you with the opportunity to work with many leading brands in manufacturing technology such as: Heller, Okuma, Yamazaki Mazak, Harry Major

What You Will Do:

• Fault find on electrical, controls, pneumatic, hydraulic & mechanical systems

• Work to a planned preventative maintenance schedule

• React quickly to breakdowns and liaise effectively with local leadership and affected parties.

• Use of mobile device to manage work orders assigned to yourself.

• Liaise with the Production & Engineering Depts. to ensure equipment availability

• Provide high levels of equipment availability to our internal customers.

• Must ensure that safe working practices are followed. Able to create appropriate Risk Assessments and ensure they are adhered to

• Investigate quality issues relating to machines in a logical and structured manner

• Verbally report & document daily issues for handover

Candidates will have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• NVQ Level 3 / Time served Apprentice in Maintenance Engineering, equivalent qualifications in Mechatronics or demonstrable skills from experience.

• Electrical installation and troubleshooting experience.

• Experience of PLC systems, fault finding & diagnostics

• Knowledge of CNC, hydraulic & pneumatic machine control systems

• Some experience of all Mechanical aspects of Machinery & Equipment (e.g motors, gearboxes etc.)

• Ability to read electrical, fluid system and mechanical drawings

• Experience in site infrastructure maintenance

• Self-motivated and comfortable to work with limited supervision

Candidates may have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• Recognised forklift license, MEWP license, and crane experience.

• Experience of working within a Manufacturing environment

• IT Skills to use Microsoft 365 suite of software and Agility application.

Additional Information:

Day Shift: 37 hours per week, 4 days. Mon-Thur 7:30am – 5:15pm

Paid overtime when required

What You Will Get

We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our dynamic, diverse and friendly team. We have a culture of openness, autonomy, support, personal development as well as a continuous drive for improvement.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB.The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

This job is subject to U.S. and U.K. rules concerning the export and protection of controlled or protected technologies or information, including, but not limited to, U.S. State Department regulations at International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. 120 et. seq.; the Export Administration Regulation, 15 C.F.R. 730-774; and the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 500-598, and the United Kingdom Official Secrets Act 1989 (collectively, “Export Control and Protection of Information Laws”), and you may be subjected to additional security screening / checking.

Posting Dates:

May 21, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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