Infinity Employment are currently seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer with strong mechanical and electrical expertise for an industry leading specialist, manufacturing precision components for aviation, tooling, automotive, F1 and defence industries. This role requires someone with strong maintenance engineering experience and the ability to cover a broad remit of maintenance activities including mechanical and electrical biases. The successful candidate will need to work on their own initiative creating structures and processes.

This is a new role and so offers the opportunity for the ideal candidate to make it their own.\n\nSome experience with CNC machines desirable (Fanuc, Heidenhain) and experience using Microsoft Office products desired (Excel, Word, Outlook)\n\nThe primary purpose of this role is to ensure the reliable, safe, and efficient operation of all production equipment, CNC machinery, and facility infrastructure. The Maintenance Engineer supports continuous production by conducting preventive and reactive maintenance, troubleshooting machine faults, and implementing improvements that minimise downtime and support precision manufacturing standards.\n\nSalary: £35,000 - £45,000\n\nHours: 40-hour week (Days )\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nImplement and deliver planned preventative maintenance schedule.\n\nDiagnose faults to minimize unplanned downtime.\n\nCarry out corrective maintenance, part replacement, and adjustments to maintain precision and repeatability.\n\nMonitor machine performance, patterns, breakdown trends and recommend reliability improvements.\n\nSupport process optimization projects, machine upgrades, and tooling improvements\n\nWork with production to identify root causes of recurring issues and implement corrective actions.\n\nMaintain accurate maintenance records, service logs, calibration certificates (where applicable) and spare parts tracking.\n\nEnsure all maintenance activities comply with ISO standards (in line with site certifications)\n\nSupport audits by providing maintenance history and compliance documentation.\n\nManaging contractors on site ensuring that RAMs are in place.\n\nManage the installation of new equipment.\n\nCarry out weekly fire alarm checks.\n\nApply safe working practices and promote a proactive maintenance, safety and environmental culture by participating in the health and safety committee and undertaking actions that are identified (within the Maintenance Engineer remit) to ensure the site remains a safe place to work.\n\nBe the main point of contact for activity undertaken by external contractors required to support the maintenance of the site that falls outside of the roles remit\n\nSkills & Experience\n\n * Experience as a Maintenance Engineer with precision engineering, machining, or similar manufacturing environment.\n\n * Strong Mechanical and electrical skills – ability to read engineering drawings and schematics.\n\n * Experience with CNC machines is desirable, particularly Fanuc and Heidenhain controls\n\n * Ability to fault-find using schematics and technical documentation\n\n * Competent user of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook\n\n * Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team\n\n * Experience of working in a standalone role is preferable, but a candidate with extensive experience working in a team will be considered.\n\n * Experience in TPM, lean manufacturing or continuous improvement initiatives.\n\nPersonal attributes:\n\nHealth and safety focussed with good housekeeping\n\nPractical hands-on problem solver with strong attention to detail\n\nProactive, reliable, and able to work in a fast-paced SME environment\n\nGood communicator who can work cross-functionally with operators, engineers, and management\n\nCommitted to maintaining high standards of precision, safety, and machine availability.\n\nPositive attitude\n\nBenefits:\n\n * Company pension - company contribution at 5%\n\n * Health cash plan system\n\n * Employee assistance program\n\n * Holidays increase with Service from 5 complete years\n\n * Social activities, e.g. Christmas party