Technician jobs in United Kingdom

Cambridge Valley Machining provides comprehensive design through manufacturing services for startups, Fortune 500 businesses, and other domestic and global customers. CVM is a proud supplier within the Space and the Defense industries.

CVM is currently accepting applications for the role of Maintenance Technician. The Maintenance Technician maintains production and quality by maximizing up time of machinery and mechanical equipment and facilities.

Essential responsibilities include:

• Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
• Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, and perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
• Assemble, install, and/or repair wiring, electrical and electronic components, pipe systems and plumbing, machinery, and equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary.
• Inspect, operate, and test machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Record maintenance and repair work performed and the costs of the work.
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.
• Determine parts, supplies, and equipment to be ordered from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from inventory.
• Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
• Paint and repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, and other parts of building structures.
• Support TPM and 5S programs.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least 5 years of mechanical / manufacturing experience, preferably with CNC machines
• Self-directed
• Team oriented
• 5S-Lean manufacturing
• Knowledge of blueprints and schematics

In accordance with DOD requirements, must be a citizen of or person admitted lawfully

EOE, including disability/vets