Maintenance Engineer
Location: Mitcham, South London
Salary: £46,500 per annum
Hours: 4 on, 4 off, 8:00am-8:00pm
Job type: Permanent
5S Recruitment is working with an established precision plastics manufacturer seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer for its South London facility.
The business manufactures technically demanding injection-moulded components and assembled products for highly regulated industries, including medical, pharmaceutical and diagnostics. The site operates approximately 60 injection moulding machines across white-room and classified cleanroom environments, supported by robotics, automated assembly and inspection equipment.
The role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will help maintain production equipment, respond to breakdowns and improve machinery reliability across a busy manufacturing operation.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Completing planned and reactive maintenance.
- Diagnosing electrical and mechanical breakdowns.
- Maintaining injection moulding machines and automated production cells.
- Working with hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
- Supporting linear robots, conveyors and product-handling equipment.
- Maintaining ultrasonic welding, laser-marking, camera-inspection, assembly and packing systems.
- Fault-finding on motors, sensors, contactors, relays, inverters and temperature-control systems.
- Supporting auxiliary equipment such as dryers, chillers, compressors, vacuum systems and material-handling equipment.
- Investigating recurring faults and identifying root causes.
- Supporting machinery upgrades and continuous improvement projects.
- Working closely with production, process and tooling teams to minimise downtime.
- Completing maintenance records within a regulated manufacturing environment.
The equipment
The facility includes precision injection moulding machinery, KraussMaffei equipment, Wittmann robotic systems and bespoke automated assembly and inspection cells.
What we are looking for
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or Maintenance Technician.
- A recognised electrical or mechanical engineering qualification.
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
- Experience maintaining automated manufacturing equipment.
- Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, sensors and control systems.
- The ability to diagnose faults on PLC-controlled machinery.
- A practical and methodical approach to breakdowns.
- Injection moulding, plastics, medical device, pharmaceutical or packaging experience would be advantageous.
This position would suit a hands-on engineer who enjoys proper fault-finding and wants to work within a technically advanced manufacturing environment.
The package
- £46,500 per annum.
- Permanent position.
- 4 on, 4 off shift pattern.
- 8:00am-8:00pm.
- Technically varied automated manufacturing environment.
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Maintenance Engineer in London employer: 5S Recruitment Limited
Join a leading precision plastics manufacturer in Mitcham, South London, where you will thrive in a dynamic and technically advanced environment. With a strong focus on employee development, we offer competitive salaries, a unique 4 on, 4 off shift pattern, and opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology in regulated industries. Our collaborative work culture encourages innovation and continuous improvement, making it an excellent place for Maintenance Engineers seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
