Ref:Roxuk

Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Roxel Group
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Competitive Salary, Success Sharing Bonus Scheme, Company Sick Pay, Company Pension Scheme, Perkbox, Onsite Parking, Subsidised Canteen

Hours of Work:

38 hrs/week 7:30-15:30 Monday to Thursday (30 mins lunch break, 12:00-12:30) 7:30-14:30 Friday

Homeworking: On site only

Roxel is an Anglo-French company that designs, develops, and manufactures a range of solid propellant rocket motors for tactical missiles. Its operations are spread across several sites in the UK and France, with an annual turnover of about £150M and nearly 1000 staff. The UK operations are based at Summerfield, Kidderminster.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Maintenance & Calibration Manager, you will provide first-class, flexible support to production requirements and factory services by applying electrical and control/PLC skills in fault-finding, diagnostics, planned preventative maintenance, and electrical installation.

Responsibilities
  • Comply with SHE and all statutory Safety, Health, and Environment requirements.
  • Ensure the reliability of onsite Programmable Logic Control Systems.
  • Accurately log maintenance engineering downtime, monitor repair times, and develop new methods/procedures to reduce these using our CMMS.
  • Work as part of the maintenance team to ensure safe and efficient production performance.
  • Perform detailed preventive and corrective maintenance activities as per schedules.
  • Diagnose and rectify faults on all plant and equipment within the manufacturing facility.
  • Identify root causes of asset faults and improve asset performance and reliability to meet operational goals.
  • Respond quickly and efficiently to plant breakdowns, adhering to all company procedures and standards.
Skills and Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

  • Recognised electrical qualifications.
  • Experience working with PLCs (Siemens S7, S5, Mitsubishi, ABB, Eurotherm).
  • Strong PLC programming and interrogation skills.
  • High standards of electrical and mechanical understanding and competencies as a maintenance engineer.
  • Ability to diagnose failure root causes in reactive maintenance and implement corrective actions.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office and CMMS.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Knowledge of health and safety processes.
  • Understanding of Quality Operating Systems procedures.
  • Knowledge of environmental controls and practices.
  • 18th Edition BS7671 certification and 2391/52 inspection and testing qualifications.
How to Apply

Please email your CV and motivation letter to:

Include your salary expectations in your application.

Note: Employment at Roxel UK requires obtaining Security Clearance. Applicants must have resided in the UK for at least 5 years and possess UK settled status for security reasons. For guidelines, visit: UK Security Vetting Guidelines .

Date Posted: 03 May 2025
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