Job Title – Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire
Salary: £45,600 – £48,000
Shift: Rotating Shift Pattern – 3 days on / 4 off, 5 nights on / 5 off, 3 days on / 4 off.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a world-leading manufacturer operating at the cutting edge of production technology. This is a high-speed, high-precision manufacturing environment where efficiency and uptime are critical, with significant financial impact linked to machine downtime.
Working within a highly automated seating production facility, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving production equipment used in the assembly of seats for major automotive brands. The site operates continuous production, manufacturing a seat every 60 seconds, making this a fast‑paced and technically demanding engineering environment.
You will play a key role in both planned preventative maintenance (80%) and reactive breakdown support (20%), ensuring maximum equipment reliability and production performance.
Responsibilities
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (TPM / PPM) across production equipment
- Responding rapidly to breakdowns to minimise downtime and production loss
- Fault finding on mechanical and electrical systems
- Supporting root cause analysis of breakdowns (QRCI / problem‑solving methods)
- Working on conveyors, robotic systems, and automated assembly lines
- Maintaining mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, belts, and chains
- Electrical fault finding on relays, sensors, motors, and PLC systems
- Supporting facilities maintenance and general site engineering tasks
- Assisting with installation of new equipment and engineering improvements
- Supporting 5S, HSE, and continuous improvement activities
Production Environment
- 2 high-speed automated production lines (Mini seats & Vauxhall van seats)
- Conveyor-based assembly system with robotic palletising
- Pick-and-place automation systems
- Extremely high-volume production (1 seat per minute)
- Downtime critical environment with high financial impact per breakdown
Sector
High-Speed Production Engineering
Non-Negotiable Requirements
- Multi-skilled maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
- Electrical Qualification
Desirable Requirements
- Automotive manufacturing experience
- PLC fault finding experience
- Experience with robotics or high-speed production lines
- Knowledge of TPM systems and continuous improvement tools
- Welding or basic fabrication skills
Benefits
- Working for a world-leading automotive manufacturer
- Exposure to highly advanced automated production systems
- Structured training and development within TPM and reliability engineering
- High-volume, technically challenging engineering environment
- Strong benefits package including
- Pension scheme
- Private healthcare
- 28 days holiday
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