Permanent
Maintenance Engineer
Optima UK Inc Ltd
Nottingham
Posted: 21 May 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 20 June 2026
Ref: 225143460
Position: CNC Maintenance Engineer
Location: Sutton in Ashfield, static-on site (Commutable from Nottingham, Mansfield, Derby)
Salary: -50,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)
Job Type: Full Time Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Shift Pattern:
- Monday to Thursday - 7.45am - 5.00pm (half hour lunch break)
- Friday - 8.00am - 1.00pm (no lunch break)
- Hours will potentially move to a 3 shift rotation as the department grows (Days, Afternoons, Nights)
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Structured performance reviews and development plans
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
About the Role
This role is critical in supporting the production of flight-critical components by ensuring the total reliability of high-precision CNC Milling and Turning centres.
Working within a stringent AS9100 quality environment, you will provide expert mechanical and electrical support and be a dual biased engineer who is equally comfortable diagnosing complex electrical faults as performing mechanical maintenance.
The Role
- Reactive maintenance, diagnosing and repairing breakdowns on multi-axis CNC Mills and Lathes including Grobs, Agies/AgieCharmilles and Mazak
- Fault finding to component level on Fanuc, Siemens or Heidenhain controls, servo drives and safety PLC circuits
- Mechanical maintenance including strip, removal and installation of spindles, ball screws, bearings and hydraulic or pneumatic systems
- Carrying out precision planned preventative maintenance on high tolerance machinery
- Maintaining maintenance records and reporting KPIs in line with aerospace regulatory standards and health and safety protocols
- Supporting continuous improvement and lean initiatives to reduce downtime and improve OEE
About You
- Level 3 NVQ or BTEC in Engineering or a completed time-served apprenticeship
- 18th Edition highly desirable
- Experience within aerospace or high precision automotive manufacturing
- Strong experience maintaining 3, 4 and 5-axis CNC milling and turning machines
- Dual biased in both electrical fault finding and mechanical maintenance
- Proactive and flexible approach to overtime and callouts
Performance & Development
- Regular reviews and an annual PDR will be held to ensure performance, progress and development
- Additional reviews may be held to support ongoing training and development needs
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