Maintenance Engineer
Posted on July 22nd, 2025
Leighton Buzzard
£45, per annum
Type of Job: Permanent
Role: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Leighton Buzzard
Salary: £45,000
Shift: 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a market leading manufacturing company based in Leighton Buzzard.
Work within a team of co-workers who will focus on pro-active maintenance, you will be an integral part of a maintenance team providing 24hour, 7- day breakdown services when required.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Engineering Maintenance and fault finding on advanced industrial machinery; including, but not limited to, Injection Moulding machines and assembly lines
2. Onsite maintenance and engineering support for site assets to ensure OEE is maximised
3. Working on planned preventive maintenance (PPM) Schedules
4. Trouble shooting on PLC and Drive systems
5. Ensuring all work is carried out in a safe and compliant manner
6. Working on a shift pattern, as part of a maintenance team providing 24hour, 7-day breakdown services for a busy manufacturing site
7. Ability to use CMMS system for maintenance purposes
8. Liaise with operational management and workforce regarding engineering maintenance requirements
9. Able to work from planned work sheets and provide adequate information regarding faults / repairs
10. Full and effective feedback to maintenance management regarding work carried out, training needs and early warning of imminent maintenance problems ( provide info required to formulate preventative maintenance plans)
11. Implementing Engineering initiatives that will drive Quality improvements
Requirements
12. Engineering knowledge of Injection Moulding Machine and Assembly lines would be beneficial
13. Understanding of Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence tools and techniques
14. Promoting Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvements within Engineering across the site
15. Experience in an Industrial engineering environment
16. Process knowledge/experience
17. Experience of Operational Engineering within a Manufacturing environment
18. Computer literate