Senior Maintenance Technician
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Location: Coventry
Contract: Permanent ¦ 36 hours per week
Benefits: Private medical, pension contribution, lease car scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, 25 days holiday (plus public holidays), and more.
About Us
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering, working with cutting-edge technology to drive innovation. We collaborate with hundreds of industrial clients across sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, electronics - helping them advance their technological capabilities and improve efficiency. Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing, we operate from sites in Coventry, Liverpool, and Oxford.
The Role
We’re seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Maintenance Technician to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient running of plant and workshop machinery across our world-class facility.
This is a hands-on technical role with real impact—leading on complex fault resolution, guiding best practice, and supporting continuous improvement across maintenance operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out daily preventive and reactive maintenance on plant and workshop equipment
- Act as the technical escalation point for complex mechanical and electrical faults
- Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
- Support risk assessments and permit-to-work processes
- Assist the Maintenance Operations Manager in planning workloads, shutdowns, and major overhauls
- Define and uphold maintenance standards and troubleshooting best practice
- Analyse recurring faults and recommend redesign, replacement, or process change
- Help improve workflow and reduce downtime through effective CAFM system use
- Liaise with external contractors, ensuring safety, quality, and scope compliance
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping and safety across all work
- Complete required training to sustain competency
Person Profile
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a Maintenance discipline
- Electrical maintenance qualification Level 3
- Ability to read and interpret schematic and line diagrams
- Ability to work at height
- Flexible to provide 24/7 standby cover as part of a rota
- Strong problem-solving and fault-finding ability
- Competent using mobile devices for CAFM systems
- Full UK driving licence
- Willingness to obtain security clearance
Desirable
- IOSH Managing Safely
- 18th Edition
- Knowledge of HAZOP
- Exposure to facility M&E design and commissioning
- Experience working with manufacturing operations
Ready to Apply?
Submit your application today and take the next step in your career with MTC. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a two-stage interview process and a technical test (if applicable). Please note, all employment is subject to satisfactory references and security clearance.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
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