Multi Skilled Site Based Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Samlesbury |
| Area | Lancashire, England |
| Sector | Machine Tools |
| Salary | £42k - 45k per year + 7% Pension, tools, OT |
| Currency | gbp |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 173280 |
| Job Views | 10 |
- Description
Multi skilled Site-Based CNC Engineer
Location: Samlesbury (single large site)
Type: Full time, permanent
Salary: £42,000 to £45,000 DOE
Hours: Mon to Thu 08:00 to 18:00, Fri 08:00 to 15:30. Total 45 hours with 7.5 hours/week guaranteed overtime
Package : 27.5 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays, 7% pension contribution, tools provided
Training & culture: Strong learning culture with UK and international training. Longstanding on-site contract of 30+ years and a track record of no redundancies. Team expected to growRole overview
Site-based CNC maintenance and service across a wide range of OEM machines, working with a very supportive technical team. Initial focus is servicing and breakdowns. As training is completed, scope expands to recommissioning, retrofits and installations. Salary progression reflects added skills and responsibilities.
Key responsibilities
- Electrical and mechanical diagnostics and breakdown response on CNC assets
- Planned service to schedule with clear fault histories and parts lists
- Fault diagnosis on spindles, ball screws, linear guides, bearings, way covers and coolant systems
- Precision alignment and geometry checks. Lubrication and guarding maintenance
- Safety testing for e-stops, interlocks, light curtains and guard circuits
- Basic controls support: parameter checks, backups and restorations
- Accurate CMMS updates, shift handovers and customer sign-offs
Must-have requirements
- Siemens CNC background with 840D and 840D power/solution line
- Hands-on experience working on 4-axis CNC machines as a minimum
- Time-served or formally qualified in electrical or electro-mechanical engineering
- Proven CNC machine tool maintenance in a production environment
- Confident reading electrical schematics and using meter/scope for fault-finding
- Right to work in the UK
Nice to have
- Safety relay or PLC basics. Inverter and servo drive experience
- Spindle rebuilds or ballscrew and linear guide replacement exposure
- Hydraulics and pneumatics fundamentals for cross-functional triage
How to apply: Send your CV and a short note on a recent Siemens 840D fault you diagnosed, the steps taken and outcome.
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