Maintenance Engineer
7 days ago
Wimbledon
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