Staff Equipment Maintenance Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Develop, implement, monitor, and optimize planned preventative maintenance (PM) programs and condition‑based inspection schedules for CNC machines and ancillary production equipment.
• Perform hands‑on PM tasks, routine inspections, and corrective maintenance to ensure equipment remains production‑ready.
• Conduct advanced diagnosis of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical faults; lead complex troubleshooting, disassembly, rebuild, modification, and testing to restore equipment to production‑ready condition.
• Install, align, calibrate, commission, and upgrade new or modified equipment; validate performance and ensure compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Lead root cause investigations for recurring or high‑impact failures; define, implement, and verify corrective and preventative actions and document findings to prevent recurrence.
• Manage critical spares and inventory, including stock monitoring, replenishment, and record keeping.
• Provide technical leadership and structured training to maintenance teams; mentor less experienced technicians and guide repair escalation decisions.
• Coordinate complex repair activities and improvement projects with production, engineering, quality, suppliers, and external service providers; act as a technical point of contact for significant equipment issues.

Job requirements

• Multi-skilled experience with a strong electrical bias and advanced fault-finding capability across mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• 10+ years Experience with mechanical overhaul of precision equipment.
• 10+ years Experience rebuilding/replacing precision spindles in CNC equipment.
• 10+ years multi-axis complex equipment” rather than “robotics and 5-axis CNC machines”.
• 10+ years Experience with precision alignment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and PLC/HMI documentation.
• 10+ years’ post-apprenticeship experience working in a maintenance role on CNC machines in a production environment.