Manufacturing Maintenance Technician

Role Overview

The Manufacturing Maintenance Technician will be responsible for maintaining, fault‑finding, and repairing manufacturing equipment to ensure maximum uptime, safety, and efficiency. The role has a strong electrical and equipment maintenance focus and supports production teams by responding to breakdowns and completing planned maintenance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance on a range of manufacturing and process equipment
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults including motors, sensors, control panels, and basic PLC fault-finding
• Maintain mechanical systems such as conveyors, pumps, bearings, gearboxes, and pneumatic systems
• Respond promptly to production breakdowns to minimise downtime
• Complete planned maintenance schedules in line with site requirements
• Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with health & safety regulations
• Accurately record maintenance activities using CMMS or maintenance logs
• Support equipment installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Liaise with production, engineering, and external contractors as required

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Previous experience in a manufacturing maintenance technician or similar role
• Electrical fault‑finding experience (industrial or manufacturing environment)
• Experience maintaining production or automated equipment
• Ability to read electrical schematics and basic mechanical drawings
• Strong problem‑solving and fault‑diagnosis skills
• Comfortable working rotating shifts

Desirable

• Basic PLC fault finding (Siemens / Allen Bradley or equivalent)
• Experience with pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Experience working with conveyors, packaging machinery, or process equipment

Qualifications

• NVQ / City & Guilds Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering (preferred)
• Electrical qualifications such as 18th Edition are desirable but not essential