Maintenance Technician - Electrical or Mechanical Biased
Elevation Recruitment Group is working in partnership with a well-established manufacturing business in Birmingham to recruit a Maintenance Technician to join their maintenance team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a maintenance professional to play a key role in maintaining production equipment, minimising downtime, and supporting continuous improvement activities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Maintenance Technician - Electrical or Mechanical Biased
Location: Birmingham Shift Pattern: Continental Shifts Salary £40-45k (depending on experience)
Key Responsibilities of the Maintenance Technician
- Carry out planned preventative, corrective, and reactive maintenance across plant equipment and site facilities.
- Diagnose faults and perform effective repairs to minimise downtime.
- Operate and develop preventative maintenance schedules and systems.
- Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and provide technical support to production teams.
- Read, interpret, and update electrical drawings and documentation.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
About You
To be successful in this Maintenance Technicians role, you will ideally have:
- A recognised electrical / mechanical apprenticeship and relevant technical qualifications (NVQ, ONC, HNC, or equivalent).
- Strong electrical / mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Experience working with PLCs, including fault-finding and interrogation.
- Previous experience carrying out preventative maintenance activities.
- Experience of condition monitoring techniques.
- Understanding of variable speed drives, including setup and configuration.
- Previous experience within a medium to heavy engineering or manufacturing environment.
- A strong understanding of safe working practices, including Permit to Work (PTW) systems and risk assessments.
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The postholder may come into contact with technology or equipment controlled by local and/or U.S. Government legislation and will be required to undertake specific security screening protocols.