Maintenance Engineer

Description:

Engineering @ 365 are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established precision manufacturer based in the West Midlands. Our client produces precision metal components for customers across the automotive, aerospace, defence and industrial sectors, and holds industry-recognised quality accreditations.

Their site houses a large press estate of high-speed progression presses, multi-slide machines, blanking presses and a range of other power press platforms, supported by wire forming and assembly operations.

The Role

This is a hands-on, self-directed Maintenance Engineer role at the heart of a busy production operation. You'll be the person who keeps the presses running — responding to breakdowns fast, executing a structured PPM programme, and maintaining the electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems that underpin the business.

You'll work across the full site including machine-side in the press shop, in the maintenance workshop, and across site services and facilities largely managing your own priorities and working without close supervision.

What You'll Be Doing

* Fault diagnosis and repair on electrical systems — PLCs, VSDs, servo systems, safety circuits, three-phase distribution and machine control panels

* Mechanical and pneumatic maintenance across the press estate and ancillary equipment — clutches, brakes, feeders, pneumatic circuits, drives and associated systems

* Power press maintenance across a range of press platforms — including guarding, clutch/brake systems, die protection and statutory inspection support

* Planned Preventative Maintenance — working to a structured PPM schedule, updating the CMMS accurately and flagging defects before they become breakdowns

* Reactive breakdown response — attending machine-side promptly, communicating clearly with production on downtime, and getting to root cause as well as the fix

* Site-wide facilities and services — electrical infrastructure, compressed air, emergency systems, contractor management and maintenance stores

* Coordinating with Production, the Press Tool Room and Quality teams

What You'll Need

Essential

* Recognised electrical engineering qualification — City & Guilds 2360/2365, NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND or equivalent apprenticeship-served trade background

* Solid electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment, with the ability to fault-find on PLCs, drives and control systems unsupervised

* Strong mechanical and pneumatic maintenance competence alongside electrical skills

* Power press maintenance experience — working knowledge of guarding standards, clutch/brake systems and PUWER

* Experience working to a PPM programme, with accurate record-keeping

* Able to work unsupervised and communicate clearly with production teams under pressure

Desirable

* 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)

* Hydraulic maintenance experience

* CMMS / work order management system experience

* IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent

* Appointed Person — Power Presses (or working towards)

What's On Offer

* Permanent, full-time role with a stable, growing business

* Varied, technically demanding role across a broad range of equipment and plant

* Supportive team environment with genuine investment in your development

* Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

* Company pension, death in service benefit, access to GP support services, holidays and overtime available