Maintenance Engineer / PLC Engineer

Overview

As a Field Service / Maintenance Engineer, you’ll maintain and repair advanced CNC and PLC-driven equipment at a major aerospace facility in Bristol. You’ll diagnose faults, perform corrective maintenance, calibration and optimization, and support preventive maintenance while coordinating with remote teams. You’ll act as the onsite technical expert in a customer-facing environment, contributing to high-precision aerospace manufacturing. This long-term role offers onboarding, international exposure, and a clear path to becoming a site technical specialist.

Pay / Benefits

• Long-term, stable position
• Opportunity to work on high-end, specialist manufacturing equipment
• Structured onboarding and training
• International exposure
• Clear path to becoming a site technical specialist

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair faults on CNC machines and PLC-controlled equipment (Siemens, FANUC)
• Perform corrective maintenance, fault finding, and root cause analysis
• Calibrate, align, and optimize machines
• Support preventive maintenance activities
• Collaborate with remote engineering teams to resolve issues
• Maintain service reports and technical documentation
• Serve as onsite technical expert in a customer-facing setting
• Work with advanced multi-axis CNC machinery and high-precision equipment involved in aerospace manufacturing

Key requirements

• Experience as Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, CNC Engineer, or Automation Engineer
• Strong fault-finding on CNC machines and/or PLC systems
• Experience with Siemens PLC (TIA Portal) or similar platforms
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical schematics
• Hands-on mechanical and electrical maintenance experience
• Comfortable working independently in an onsite, customer-facing role

• Customer-facing communication
• Independent working style
• Problem-solving and analytical mindset
• Siemens PLC (TIA Portal)
• Siemens Sinumerik
• FANUC robotics and automation systems

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