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Maintenance Engineer

Premier Technical Recruitment Ltd
Posted a month ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£40 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Maintenance Engineer position in Birmingham offers a salary up to £40k, negotiable based on experience, with potential earnings exceeding £53k in the first year through extensive overtime.
  • This role requires at least 3 years of experience in an engineering or manufacturing maintenance environment, preferably within the automotive sector.
  • The successful candidate will perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown duties on manufacturing equipment.
  • Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation, responding to machinery breakdowns, and working to a structured PPM schedule.
  • Candidates should possess relevant electrical and mechanical qualifications, be able to read electrical schematics, and have skills in basic PLC fault finding and repair.

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical bias - fixed shift)

Birmingham, West Midlands

to £40k neg dep exp + extensive overtime (realistic earnings 1st year c£53k or above) + benefits

Our client originated more than half a century ago and are recognised as a market leader in their niche plastics sector for supply to a diverse range of clients and industry sectors throughout the UK.

As a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Multi skilled, electrically biased Shift Maintenance Engineer with experience gained within the Automotive sector to complement their established and highly professional maintenance team.

Based near Birmingham and working Monday to Friday - 6am to 2pm - the successful Maintenance Engineer candidate will be tasked with performing a range of (PPM) planned preventative and reactive breakdown duties on manufacturing equipment whilst ensuring the highest levels of compliance with all relevant Health & Safety legislation, working as part of a team striving to achieve company objectives and both meeting and exceeding agreed KPIs and metrics, responding to immediate machinery breakdowns to ensure minimal production downtime as well as working to a structured PPM schedule to optimise equipment reliability.

Able to read detailed electrical schematics and work to technical drawings and perform safe testing in live conditions, you will also be tasked with undertaking basic fault find, diagnosis and repair on PLC controlled equipment, repairing and installing motors as well as stripping and rebuilding complex special purpose machinery as required.

To be considered for this exceptional Maintenance Engineer opportunity within a genuine market leading niche sector organisation, it is envisaged that the successful candidate will be multidisciplined and demonstrate relevant electrical and mechanical qualifications and be skilled in basic PLC fault find, diagnosis and repair activities with at least 3 years' experience gained in an engineering or manufacturing maintenance environment.

Contact the Maintenance Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on or email your cv in confidence to for further details.

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