Maintenance Engineer
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Maintenance Engineer Location: Mitcham, South London Salary: £46,500 per annum Hours: 4 on, 4 off, 8:00am–8:00pm Job type: Permanent 5S Recruitment is working with an established precision plastics manufacturer seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer for its South London facility. The business manufactures technically demanding injection-moulded components and assembled products for highly regulated industries, including medical, pharmaceutical and diagnostics. The site operates approximately 60 injection moulding machines across white-room and classified cleanroom environments, supported by robotics, automated assembly and inspection equipment. The role As a Maintenance Engineer, you will help maintain production equipment, respond to breakdowns and improve machinery reliability across a busy manufacturing operation. Your responsibilities will include: * Completing planned and reactive maintenance. * Diagnosing electrical and mechanical breakdowns. * Maintaining injection moulding machines and automated production cells. * Working with hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems. * Supporting linear robots, conveyors and product-handling equipment. * Maintaining ultrasonic welding, laser-marking, camera-inspection, assembly and packing systems. * Fault-finding on motors, sensors, contactors, relays, inverters and temperature-control systems. * Supporting auxiliary equipment such as dryers, chillers, compressors, vacuum systems and material-handling equipment. * Investigating recurring faults and identifying root causes. * Supporting machinery upgrades and continuous improvement projects. * Working closely with production, process and tooling teams to minimise downtime. * Completing maintenance records within a regulated manufacturing environment. The equipment The facility includes precision injection moulding machinery, KraussMaffei equipment, Wittmann robotic systems and bespoke automated assembly and inspection cells. What we are looking for * Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or Maintenance Technician. * A recognised electrical or mechanical engineering qualification. * Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills. * Experience maintaining automated manufacturing equipment. * Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, sensors and control systems. * The ability to diagnose faults on PLC-controlled machinery. * A practical and methodical approach to breakdowns. * Injection moulding, plastics, medical device, pharmaceutical or packaging experience would be advantageous. This position would suit a hands-on engineer who enjoys proper fault-finding and wants to work within a technically advanced manufacturing environment. The package * £46,500 per annum. * Permanent position. * 4 on, 4 off shift pattern. * 8:00am–8:00pm. * Technically varied automated manufacturing environment. If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a secure, well-paid position within precision manufacturing, apply with your up-to-date CV. 5S Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this Maintenance Engineer vacancy
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