Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Nights

Sheffield | Up to £50,000 + 30% night shift premium (up to £65,000) | Permanent | 37.5 hours | 22:00–06:15 | Early Friday finish

Cubiq Recruitment is working with a leading global aerospace OEM to recruit a Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for its advanced manufacturing facility in Sheffield.

This is a senior, hands-on position working with high-tech CNC machinery and production equipment. You'll take the lead on complex breakdowns, preventative maintenance, reliability improvements and root cause investigations, while remaining heavily involved in day-to-day maintenance.

The role

• Diagnose complex electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults

• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair CNC machinery and associated production equipment

• Develop and improve preventative and condition-based maintenance programmes

• Lead root cause investigations into recurring or high-impact equipment failures

• Carry out machine installation, alignment, calibration, commissioning and upgrades

• Fault find using engineering drawings, electrical schematics and PLC/HMI documentation

• Lead equipment reliability and continuous improvement projects

• Coordinate complex repairs and upgrades with engineering teams and suppliers

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers and technicians

What we're looking for

You'll be an experienced maintenance engineer from a CNC machining, precision engineering, aerospace, automotive or similar manufacturing environment.

Ideally, you'll have:

• 7+ years' post-apprenticeship maintenance experience

• Strong CNC machine maintenance and fault-finding experience

• Multi-skilled experience with a strong electrical bias

• Advanced mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic fault-finding capability

• PLC and HMI fault-finding experience

• Experience leading root cause investigations and reliability improvements

• Level 3 apprenticeship, HNC/HND, degree or equivalent engineering qualification

Experience with FANUC and/or Siemens systems, PLC programming, IOSH Managing Safely or an AS9100 aerospace environment would be useful.

Salary & benefits

• Base salary up to £50,000

• 30% night shift premium – total salary up to £65,000

• 37.5-hour working week, 22:00–06:15 with an early Friday finish

• Annual bonus scheme

• Generous employer pension contribution

• Private medical cover

• 23 days' holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown

• Life assurance and enhanced sick pay

This is a permanent, onsite position in Sheffield. Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available.

If you're an experienced CNC maintenance engineer looking for a senior hands-on position with responsibility for complex fault finding and equipment reliability, apply today or contact Gareth Richardson at Cubiq Recruitment for more information.