Job Description

Metrology Laboratory Maintenance Engineer - (phone number removed) - £27.30/hr Umbrella Rate

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a role where your skills will support advanced engineering and prototype development within the automotive sector? This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-class Metrology Laboratory, providing technical support across specialist equipment and ensuring the facility operates to the highest standards.

As a Metrology Laboratory Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining critical laboratory environments, supporting specialist measurement equipment, and ensuring the reliability and compliance of systems that enable engineering excellence.

If you have experience in mechanical, electrical, facilities, or maintenance engineering environments, with a strong approach to fault finding, problem solving, and health & safety compliance, this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact.

What You Will Do:

• Maintain and control laboratory environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, and pressure, ensuring a safe and compliant workspace.
• Support and coordinate maintenance activities for a variety of specialist equipment such as CMM, surface finish, CT/X-Ray, and optical metrology tools.
• Act as the responsible person for Contract Job Registrations (CJR), including managing RAMS and coordinating contractors and suppliers.
• Ensure statutory and safety assessments, including PUWER, LEV, COSHH, and equipment risk assessments, are up to date and adhered to.
• Raise and manage purchase orders for maintenance and equipment support, ensuring accurate invoicing and supplier collaboration.
• Work closely with Metrology Engineers, facilities teams, and external suppliers to meet technical requirements and deliver right-first-time results.

What You Will Bring:

• Experience within a maintenance engineering, facilities, manufacturing, or laboratory environment.
• A vocational qualification such as an NVQ Level 4 or an indentured apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electrical, or Maintenance Engineering is desirable.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills, with experience working with mechanical, electrical, fluid, or gas systems.
• Familiarity with scientific or precision measurement equipment such as CMM, surface finish, CT/X-Ray, or optical metrology equipment would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements, including Risk Assessments, COSHH, and PUWER.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with internal teams, contractors, and suppliers.

This role is pivotal to the success of the Metrology Laboratory, which supports engineering development, root cause analysis, and benchmarking activities. By ensuring the laboratory s facilities and equipment operate to the highest standards, you will contribute to maintaining quality, innovation, and engineering excellence within the automotive sector.

Location: This exciting opportunity is based in Whitley, offering the chance to work within a collaborative and technically advanced engineering environment.

Interested? Don t miss the opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where your technical expertise will make a real difference. Apply now to take the next step in your engineering career.

This role is Inside IR35.

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