Maintenance Engineer / Technician in Salisbury, Wiltshire

My client is bringing maintenance back in-house, and this is a new, permanent position reporting to the Site Services Manager. You will be responsible for keeping production equipment at both sites safe and running, assisting with movements and installations. Specialist work is carried out by our approved contractors for electrical installation and certification, lifting equipment, calibration etc and you will work alongside them when they are on site. This is a single-engineer role covering two sites. We need someone practical and self-motivated who can work on their own, get on with the job and see it through.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Respond to breakdowns at both sites, find the fault and carry out repairs to get production running again as quickly and safely as possible.

Carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance on production machinery, including CNC tube benders, saws, linishers, welding equipment, degreasing plant and heat treatment furnaces.

Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems, compressed air and extraction equipment.

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on all production and site equipment to the schedule set by the Site Services Manager and suggest improvements to tasks and frequencies.

Investigate repeat faults and recommend longer-term fixes to reduce downtime.

Always Work safely, following isolation and lock-off procedures, risk assessments and permit to work systems.

Record all breakdowns, repairs and PPM on the CMMS, to the standard needed for AS9100 and Nadcap audits.

Monitor critical spares and consumables and request parts and materials through the Site Services Manager.

Keep the Site Services Manager updated on breakdowns, planned work and anything found that needs attention.

Supervise contractors on site when required, including issuing permits to work.

Assist with statutory inspections, including LOLER, PUWER, pressure systems and electrical testing, and carry out any remedial work assigned.

Support machine installations, relocations and commissioning as part of site projects.

Carry out general building and facilities maintenance when production work allows.

Follow FOD prevention and housekeeping standards in all production areas.

Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Site Services Manager.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Time-served apprenticeship, or Level 3 qualification (NVQ, HNC or equivalent) in electrical or electro-mechanical engineering or similar
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
• At least 5 years' experience as a multi-skilled maintenance engineer in manufacturing
• Confident fault finding on three-phase machinery and control circuits on your own, working from electrical drawings
• Good mechanical skills, including hydraulics and pneumatics
• Experience of PPM and recording work on a CMMS
• Organised, self-motivated and able to manage your own workload across two sites
• Computer literate, with good written and verbal communication
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Inspection and testing qualification (City & Guilds 2391 or equivalent)
• PLC fault finding (Siemens or Allen-Bradley)
• CNC tube bending machinery
• Heat treatment furnaces, ideally in a Nadcap / AMS2750 environment
• Aerospace, AS9100 or other regulated manufacturing background
• Compressed air systems
• Welding and fabrication skills
• Counterbalance forklift licence, IPAF or PASMA
• IOSH Working Safely or similar
• Own tool kit

What We Offer

• Permanent, Monday to Friday day role with no shift rotation
• The chance to be part of bringing maintenance back in-house from the start
• PPE and a computer provided
• All tools needed for the job bought by the company, with the option to use your own preferred tools
• Occasional overtime and weekend work for shutdowns and planned works