Senior Maintenance Technician – 24/7 Factory Uptime

Caterpillar Inc.; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Up to 5% Bonus

Pension scheme matching up to 10%

Share scheme matching 50%

Flexible benefits including health and

EV car lease

Holiday purchase

Employee Referral Bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Peterborough is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support the Machining department, improving facility equipment availability and uptime.

You will participate in planned maintenance, fault finding, and liaising with Production and Engineering teams to ensure continuous operation. The role requires experience with PLCs, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, and mechanical drawings, with a 24/7 shift pattern and comprehensive training provided.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 / Time served Apprentice background or equivalent qualification.
• Experience of PLC systems, fault finding & diagnostics.
• Knowledge of hydraulic & pneumatic machine control systems.
• Experience of all Mechanical aspects of Machinery & Equipment (e.g. motors, gearboxes).
• Ability to read electrical, fluid system and mechanical drawings.
• Self-motivated and comfortable to work with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 risk assessments and ensure they are adhered to.
• Investigate quality issues relating to machines in a logical and structured manner.
• Verbally report and document daily issues for handover.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical fault finding

Pneumatic & hydraulic control systems

PLC fault finding & diagnostics

Mechanical drawings reading

Self-motivated, capable of working uns

Team collaboration with Production &

Education

NVQ Level 3 / Time served Apprentice background or equivalent qualification

Tools

Siemens S7

Fanuc Robots

Forklift license

MEWP license

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Peterborough is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support the Machining department, improving facility equipment availability and uptime.

You will participate in planned maintenance, fault finding, and liaising with Production and Engineering teams to ensure continuous operation. The role requires experience with PLCs, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, and mechanical drawings, with a 24/7 shift pattern and comprehensive training provided.