Maintenance Engineer in Newton Abbot

About Us

MB Aerospace Newton Abbot Ltd, a Barnes Aerospace Company, is an international group providing complex engineering solutions to some of the key names in the Aerospace and Defence market. Operating from sites close to our key customers in North America, Asia and Europe, the MB Aerospace group provides advanced technological solutions to the Aerospace and Defence industry, leveraging an in-depth knowledge of fabrications, machining and the global supply chain to support complex aero-engine component manufacture and repair.

The Role

To maintain and service plant, machinery and production equipment. Duties to include:

• Preventive maintenance on machines and equipment, as well as responding to emergency machine breakdowns throughout the plant.
• Involvement with installation and movements of existing machines.
• Overhaul and repair of machines and equipment.
• Ensuring machines and equipment are safe, working efficiently and fit for purpose.

Day shift working predominantly, but must be prepared to work shifts, overtime, and respond to call outs as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical support to the whole maintenance team.
• Administration and maintenance of EAM activities (PM’s, breakdowns, corrective and calibrations).
• Generate PM schedules and SOP’s and implement.
• Analysis of breakdowns to establish root cause and CI activities.
• Liaison and support with suppliers and contractors for procurement of spares and repairs of machines and equipment.
• Breakdown support and liaison with production cells to establish true fault condition and help expedite a successful repair or remedial action.
• Project manage installation of new equipment.

Job Requirements

• Relevant BTEC/BEng in electrical, electronics, manufacturing, mechanical or production engineering.
• Apprenticeship served and proven track record in a maintenance environment working on a wide range of CNC machine tools, working knowledge of PLC and CNC controls essential.
• Experience of hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical installations desirable.

The duties of the post may change from time to time without altering their general character or the level of responsibility entailed. The job holder must:

• Be aware of the Company’s aims, organisational values and behaviours and their impact on this post.
• Carry out the duties of the post in accordance with the Company’s Equality & Inclusivity in Employment Policy.
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities with reasonable care for the health and safety of you and any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work and to co-operate fully with the Company in health and safety matters.
• Comply with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act.

The above-mentioned duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder may be called upon to carry out such other appropriate duties as may be required within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder.

MB Aerospace Newton Abbot Ltd, A Barnes Aerospace Company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MB Aerospace Newton Abbot Ltd, a Barnes Aerospace Company, is a subcontractor to the United States Government and provides defence services involving technical data and products governed by the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. parts 120 - 130 and the Export Administration Act and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. parts 730 – 774 (“Export Laws”). All candidates are subject to review and governance under such Export Laws and any offer of employment may be subject to additional considerations and/or conditions.