Job Description
Role: Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Devon - Paignton
Salary: £41,000 Basic Salary
Hours: 8:00 – 16:00
We are looking for a skilled and committed Maintenance Engineer to join our team. Offering a salary of £41,000, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong electrical and mechanical maintenance experience to play a key role in ensuring our machinery runs efficiently and safely.
You will be responsible for diagnosing faults, performing repairs, and maintaining equipment to minimise downtime and enhance operational performance. A proactive, problem-solving mindset and a commitment to excellent customer service are essential.
Key Responsibilities:
* Carry out day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance on injection moulding machinery and ancillary equipment to ensure uninterrupted production.
* Troubleshoot and repair breakdowns, faults, and failures across plant equipment.
* Assist in and carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Validate new plant equipment installations and upgrades.
* Perform process and equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis.
* Ensure all equipment operates safely and efficiently.
* Maintain detailed records of repairs, servicing, and maintenance for audit and traceability purposes.
* Actively contribute to the improvement of equipment reliability and plant safety.
Requirements:
* Experience in plastic injection moulding machinery - Desirable
* At least 3 years' hands-on experience in both electrical and mechanical maintenance.
* Strong knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and automation controls.
* Qualified electrician (16th, 17th, or 18th Edition regulations or equivalent).
* Proven fault-finding and problem-solving skills, particularly with logic-based systems.
* Experience in both reactive and preventative maintenance routines.
* Strong team player with a proactive approach to continuous improvement