Job Description:

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: Circa £45,000
Shifts: Day Shift Monday to Friday

Benefits:

• Permanent position with an established manufacturing business
• Specialist, high-tech manufacturing environment
• Exposure to advanced automated production equipment
• Ongoing training and technical development
• Opportunities to get involved in continuous improvement projects
• Long-term career development
• Supportive engineering environment

The Company:

An established and technically advanced manufacturing business in Newcastle is looking to recruit a Maintenance Technician to strengthen its engineering team.

Operating within a specialist electronics and high-tech manufacturing environment, the business uses a range of automated production, inspection and control equipment. This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Technician who enjoys fault finding, problem solving and working across electrical, electronic, automation and mechanical systems.

You'll join a business focused on equipment reliability, operational efficiency and continuous improvement, with the opportunity to develop your knowledge of specialist manufacturing technology.

Working Hours:

Full-time, permanent position.

Job Description:

As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and improving manufacturing equipment to maximise uptime and production performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Responding to breakdowns and diagnosing equipment faults
• Electrical and electronic fault finding across PLCs, sensors, control systems, motors and drives
• Maintaining automated manufacturing and production machinery
• Diagnosing mechanical faults involving bearings, belts, chains, conveyors and pneumatic systems
• Supporting equipment installation, commissioning and upgrades
• Carrying out root cause analysis on recurring equipment issues
• Supporting Lean, TPM and continuous improvement activities
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and critical spare levels

The equipment includes SMT machinery, reflow ovens, soldering systems, automated inspection equipment, pick-and-place machinery and associated production systems.

Skills & Experience:

The successful Maintenance Technician will ideally have:

• Previous maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong electrical and electronic fault-finding skills
• Good mechanical maintenance knowledge
• Experience with automated equipment and pneumatic systems
• Ability to interpret electrical and mechanical drawings
• A recognised engineering qualification – HNC, HND, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• PLC diagnostic experience would be advantageous
• Experience within electronics, PCB, SMT or high-tech manufacturing would be beneficial
• Experience with servo systems, robotics, machine vision or industrial networks would also be advantageous

Why Should You Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Technician looking to move into a technically challenging manufacturing environment.

You'll gain exposure to specialist automated equipment while having the opportunity to develop your electrical, mechanical and automation knowledge. The Maintenance Technician will also play an important role in improving equipment reliability and supporting future engineering improvements.

If you're a hands-on Maintenance Technician who enjoys fault finding, automation and continuous improvement, this could be an excellent next step in your career.