Maintenance Engineer

Amphenol Ltd - Whitstable, Thanet Way, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 05:00

The Company: With innovation and engineering at the heart of our business, Amphenol Ltd (ALTD) has been at the forefront of using the latest technologies and practices for over 50 years to meet the needs of interconnection in a variety of applications. As part of the Amphenol Corporation - a leading global interconnect Fortune 500 specialist company, ALTD is continuing to grow and significantly investing in the future. Based in WhitstableKent, ALTD has maintained its status asamarket leader in the Aerospace and Military industriesand growth targets remain on track as part of our strategic plan. With c230 employees across a wide range of disciplines, our end-to-end manufacturing capabilitiesprovideendless opportunities for our employees to grow their career and professional experiences. More information on the job vacancy you have selected is available below, however if you have any additional questions please contact the HR Department on or email :

The Vacancy

Purpose of the role

To be a key member of the Maintenance team working on:

• Ensuring the internal customers are supported.
• PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) - to plant and facilities.
• Reactive work orders - working on equipment failures & facilities issues.
• Continuous improvement to manufacturing processes.
• Deliver/support projects - such as new equipment installations, site regeneration activities and sustainability improvements.

In addition, this position will support the implementation of key changes and improvements within the department and Facilities, including but not limited to opportunities for increasing flexibility and work processes to improve overall performance and efficiency.

Duties and responsibilities

Maintain a responsible attitude to work, be able to work unsupervised and apply technical and manual skills required to meet requirements of the role when carrying out:

• Diagnose the failure and causes of asset/component breakdowns, repair or fit new parts and make sure the equipment is working correctly.
• Complete PPM tasks including Condition Based Monitoring. Identify remedial works and coordinate the resolutions in a timely manner.
• Utilise the CMMS system to prioritise works, lead discussions within the departmental morning meeting, balance resolving long term actions along with the short-term urgent actions.
• Maintain a responsible attitude to work, and liaise with departments, customers and other engineering and production colleagues in a professional manner.
• Maintain and store maintenance tools and equipment to the standard required.
• Provide a timely breakdown response to emergencies, unplanned problems, and repairs.
• Work with specialist equipment such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), hydraulic and pneumatic systems, which control machinery in the machine shop, assembly and plating shop area.
• Installation of electrical and / or mechanical plant and equipment i.e. Control panels, fixed electrical installations & testing,
• Support with facilities maintenance i.e. Buildings, roadways, water systems (plant & operations), communication systems.
• Interpreting electrical / mechanical drawings, schematics, and operating instructions to support the planned maintenance schedules.
• Satisfying maintenance database documentation, records, and reporting requirements.
• Assist in the development and implementation of site services procedures,work instructions and safe systems of work.
• Liaise and coordinate third party activity including management of contractors, reviewing RAMS, issuing PTW etc when required.
• Support with sourcing components and processing the purchase orders.
• Review and conduct internal risk assessments and methods statements as required by the business.
• Support with identifying gaps within current processes and providing solutions to bridge them.
• Support with overtime as required by the business.
• Adhere to Company policies and procedures and identify any training and development requirements for individuals to the F&M Manager or Team Leader for inclusion in the departmental training plan.
• Carry out such other duties that may be reasonably requested.

Person Specification

• Skills: Verbal and written communication, broad set of technical skills that are supported with standard fault finding techniques. Must be able to interpret electrical wiring/hydraulic/pneumatic diagrams. Must be able to use a computer so that they can record log of daily activity, converse with different suppliers and raise purchase orders.
• Experience: Must have at least 5 years' experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge:

Essential - Principles of various engineering disciplines including but not limited to electrical/electronic systems, fluid dynamics such as hydraulics, pneumatics or water processes.

Desirable - Knowledge of CNC machinery, Injection Moulding, Automation or Plating processes.

• Qualifications:

Essential - Passed both Maths and English GCSE Grade 5 (or equivalent). NVQ level 3 in an Engineering discipline (or equivalent)

Desirable - Completed a work-based apprenticeship in a similar role. Safety qualification such as IOSH Working Safely (or equivalent). Completed latest qualification in specific discipline such as 18 th Edition Wiring Regs. Software and/or automation training.

The Benefits

Life Assurance

• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised Restaurantfacility
• Free onsite parking

To be considered for this position please click the 'Apply now' button, and thank you for your interest in Amphenol LTD.

Amphenol Ltd - Whitstable, Thanet Way, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom