Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer 

Location: Commutable from Chatham, Gillingham, Gravesend and Sittingbourne Contract: Permanent, Full-TimeHours: 39 hours per week – 4 × 10-hour day shifts (no weekends)

Role Overview

An experienced Maintenance Engineer is required to support the maintenance, repair and continuous improvement of injection moulding machinery, associated robotics, automation equipment and site facilities. This role is key to minimising downtime, maximising machine efficiency and ensuring safe and reliable production operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on injection moulding machines, robotics and auxiliary equipment
• Respond promptly to breakdowns, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions
• Perform electrical and mechanical fault finding, including work on hydraulics and pneumatics
• Ensure machinery is maintained to a production-ready standard in line with schedules
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to improve reliability and processes
• Support the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment
• Manage spare parts stock levels and raise requisitions as required
• Ensure full compliance with health & safety standards at all times
• Support team training, knowledge sharing, and best practice

Essential

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer within a manufacturing environment (plastics / injection moulding preferred)
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding capability
• Working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics and automation systems
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and electrical schematics
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance regimes
• Proactive problem-solver with strong attention to detail
• Excellent health & safety awareness

Desirable

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship (Mechanical or Electrical)
• 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations
• PLC fault finding and basic programming experience
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement methodologies

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