Maintenance Engineer

Optima UK Inc Ltd

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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