Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician in Shrewsbury

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Grade: £19.72 plus shift allowance

Location: Shrewsbury

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 6% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

About IPSD: Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat(R) and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary: The Maintenance Department is responsible for continually improving the availability and reliability of facility production equipment. As a Multi‐Skilled Maintenance Technician, you will maintain and improve facility uptime using TPM, fault analysis, and planned maintenance strategies. The role involves fault‐finding across electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems, supporting calibration activities, and working closely with manufacturing teams to maximise equipment availability.

What You Will Do:

• Fault‐find on electrical, control, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems
• Work to planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
• Respond promptly to breakdowns and liaise effectively with local leadership and stakeholders
• Use mobile devices to manage assigned work orders
• Liaise with Production and Engineering teams to maintain equipment availability
• Deliver high levels of equipment availability to internal customers
• Ensure safe working practices at all times, including producing and following risk assessments
• Investigate machine‐related quality issues in a structured and logical manner
• Verbally report and document daily issues for effective shift handover

Candidates will have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• NVQ Level 3 / Time‐served apprenticeship in Maintenance Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent experience
• Electrical installation and fault‐finding experience
• Experience with PLC systems, diagnostics, and fault‐finding
• Knowledge of CNC, hydraulic, and pneumatic control systems
• Broad mechanical experience (e.g. motors, gearboxes, drives)
• Ability to read electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings
• Experience in site infrastructure maintenance
• Self‐motivated and comfortable working with minimal supervision

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Forklift, MEWP, and crane licences
• Manufacturing environment experience
• IT skills, including Microsoft 365 and Agility applications

Additional Information:

• Shift Pattern: Night shift – 37 hours per week, 4 nights (Monday–Thursday, 21:45–07:30)
• Shift allowance applicable
• Paid overtime available when required
• Site‐specific training and inductions will be carried out on day shift (Monday–Thursday, 07:30–17:15) as required

What You Will Get: We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our dynamic, diverse and friendly team. We have a culture of openness, autonomy, support, personal development as well as a continuous drive for improvement.

NB: The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.