POSITION DESCRIPTION:
- We are looking for a proactive and technically capable Metrology Laboratory Maintenance Engineer to support our world-class Metrology Laboratory within Product Engineering.
- The laboratory plays a critical role in engineering development, prototype build support, root cause analysis, benchmarking, and maximising warranty recovery—helping to make Powertrain a benchmark for quality.
- You will be part of a specialist team delivering right-first-time results at pace, while maintaining a safe, compliant, and highly controlled laboratory environment.
Scope of Role:
As Metrology Laboratory Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring laboratory facilities and equipment operate safely, reliably, and in full compliance with relevant legislation.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining and controlling laboratory environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, and pressure.
- Supporting and coordinating maintenance activities across a wide range of equipment such like CMM, surface finish, CT/X-Ray equipment, Optical metrology equipment, lifting equipment, extraction and BES activities (specialist equipment will require supplier collaboration)
- Acting as the responsible person for Contract Job Registrations (CJR), including RAMS, and coordinating contractors and suppliers.
- Raising of SCaRF requests and managing invoices for the contracts.
- Ensuring completion and upkeep of statutory and safety assessments, including PUWER, LEV, EC-PL, COSHH, HAVS, and equipment risk assessments.
- Raising, managing, and controlling purchase orders related to maintenance and equipment support including managing invoices.
- Working closely with Metrology Engineers, facilities teams, and external suppliers to ensure technical requirements are met.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Desirable/Essential:
- An indentured apprenticeship or NVQ Level 4 minimum vocational qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Maintenance Engineering plus relevant technical experience.
- Good knowledge of fluid and gas management equipment & control systems.
- Experience in facility fault finding & rectification.
- Working level knowledge of Microsoft software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science.
- Strong, practical skills with good manual dexterity.
- Ability to follow written and spoken instruction and interface well with customers.
- Ability to work quickly and pay attention to detail
- Background in quality standards and their importance.
- Familiarisation with scientific instruments (e.g. equipment such like CMM, surface finish, CT/X-Ray equipment, Optical metrology)
- Knowledge of company Health and Safety requirements, Risk Assessment, COSHH and SDS
- A full UK driving licence with less than 6 penalty points, no disqualification and 2 years accident-free record.
Personal Profile
Essential:
- Prepared to undertake further vocational training and development
- A self-starter, keen to get involved and deliver value to the business
- Commitment, flexibility, self-motivation, and a good communicator.
- Desire to develop self to learn about scientific instrumentation.
- Confident team player who naturally collaborates with others and can support a diverse and technically competent group of colleagues
Education:
- An indentured apprenticeship or NVQ Level 4 minimum vocational qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Maintenance Engineering plus relevant technical experience
- Working level knowledge of Microsoft software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science.
