At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep production running smoothly by maintaining and repairing high-speed presses and machinery.
- Company: Established precision manufacturer in the West Midlands with a focus on quality.
- Benefits: Permanent role, competitive salary, pension, GP support, and opportunities for overtime.
- Other info: Hands-on role with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Join a supportive team and develop your skills in a dynamic engineering environment.
- Qualifications: Electrical engineering qualification and solid maintenance experience required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 40000 £ per year.
Engineering @ 365 are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established precision manufacturer based in the West Midlands. Our client produces precision metal components for customers across the automotive, aerospace, defence and industrial sectors, and holds industry-recognised quality accreditations. Their site houses a large press estate of high-speed progression presses, multi-slide machines, blanking presses and a range of other power press platforms, supported by wire forming and assembly operations.
This is a hands-on, self-directed Maintenance Engineer role at the heart of a busy production operation. You'll be the person who keeps the presses running — responding to breakdowns fast, executing a structured PPM programme, and maintaining the electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems that underpin the business. You'll work across the full site including machine-side in the press shop, in the maintenance workshop, and across site services and facilities largely managing your own priorities and working without close supervision.
What You'll Be Doing
- Fault diagnosis and repair on electrical systems — PLCs, VSDs, servo systems, safety circuits, three-phase distribution and machine control panels
- Mechanical and pneumatic maintenance across the press estate and ancillary equipment — clutches, brakes, feeders, pneumatic circuits, drives and associated systems
- Power press maintenance across a range of press platforms — including guarding, clutch/brake systems, die protection and statutory inspection support
- Planned Preventative Maintenance — working to a structured PPM schedule, updating the CMMS accurately and flagging defects before they become breakdowns
- Reactive breakdown response — attending machine-side promptly, communicating clearly with production on downtime, and getting to root cause as well as the fix
- Site-wide facilities and services — electrical infrastructure, compressed air, emergency systems, contractor management and maintenance stores
- Coordinating with Production, the Press Tool Room and Quality teams
What You'll Need
Essential
- Recognised electrical engineering qualification — City & Guilds 2360/2365, NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND or equivalent apprenticeship-served trade background
- Solid electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment, with the ability to fault-find on PLCs, drives and control systems unsupervised
- Strong mechanical and pneumatic maintenance competence alongside electrical skills
- Power press maintenance experience — working knowledge of guarding standards, clutch/brake systems and PUWER
- Experience working to a PPM programme, with accurate record-keeping
- Able to work unsupervised and communicate clearly with production teams under pressure
Desirable
- 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
- Hydraulic maintenance experience
- CMMS / work order management system experience
- IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent
- Appointed Person — Power Presses (or working towards)
What's On Offer
- Permanent, full-time role with a stable, growing business
- Varied, technically demanding role across a broad range of equipment and plant
- Supportive team environment with genuine investment in your development
- Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
- Company pension, death in service benefit, access to GP support services, holidays and overtime available
Maintenance Engineer in Redditch employer: Engineering @ 365 Ltd
Join a well-established precision manufacturer in the West Midlands, where your role as a Maintenance Engineer will be pivotal in maintaining high-speed presses and ensuring smooth production operations. With a strong focus on employee development, you will benefit from a supportive team culture, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including a company pension and access to GP support services, making this an excellent opportunity for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
