Maintenance Engineer

Location; Birmingham

We are working with a leading advanced manufacturing business operating within a high-precision automated production environment, supplying components into demanding industrial sectors. The site operates a highly automated manufacturing facility where engineering reliability, uptime and continuous improvement are central to operational success.

This is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team supporting a fast-paced production environment. You will be responsible for maintaining advanced CNC machinery, automation systems and robotic equipment, ensuring maximum uptime through a proactive maintenance approach.

The engineering function plays a key role in site performance, with strong focus on preventative maintenance, continuous improvement, reliability engineering and future project work. This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer who enjoys technically challenging environments where no two days are the same.

This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer from an automotive, CNC machining, advanced manufacturing or highly automated production background, who enjoys fault finding, automation and working on complex machinery.

responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across CNC machinery, robotics and automated production equipment

• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and PLC faults with minimal impact to production

• Support machine efficiency and uptime targets through proactive maintenance activity

• Use the CMMS system effectively to manage maintenance tasks, records and planned maintenance schedules

• Carry out PLC fault finding and basic program modifications where required

skills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:

• Apprentice-trained engineer

• City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled Engineering

• ONC / HNC in Engineering (or working towards) desirable

• Strong multi-skilled maintenance background within manufacturing

• Experience working on CNC machinery and machine tool maintenance

• CMMS experience and computer literacy essential

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

benefits of a maintenance engineer:

• Monday to Friday shift pattern

• 2 shift rotation:

  • 06:00 – 13:30

  • 13:00 – 21:00

  • Early finish on Fridays

• Basic salary: £40,000 – £45,000 depending on experience

• £3,000 shift uplift

• Overtime paid

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Opportunity to work on advanced CNC, robotics and automation systems

• Exposure to future projects and site investment

• Structured engineering team with strong technical support

• Genuine long-term progression opportunities

If you feel this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Price or Keeley Mobly at Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.

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