Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Contract – Initial 6 Months
GKN Aerospace | Burnley, Lancashire

Morson are currently recruiting a Maintenance Engineer (electrical bias) to join the reliability maintenance engineering team at GKN Aerospace in Burnley. This is an initial 6-month contract supporting a complex, safety-critical aerospace manufacturing environment.

The Role

Working as part of a site-based reliability team, you will support onsite production by delivering both planned preventive maintenance and reactive breakdown support across a range of manufacturing equipment.

You will be expected to work proactively, using structured fault-finding techniques to resolve issues safely and effectively, while also identifying opportunities to reduce repeat failures and improve overall equipment reliability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Carrying out scheduled preventive maintenance activities
• Responding to machine breakdowns and applying safe fault-finding and repair techniques
• Proactively identifying root causes and proposing reliability improvements
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the maintenance function
• Reporting findings in a clear, structured, and professional manner to the customer

Desirable Experience

Experience in some or all of the following would be advantageous:

• CNC machines
• Automation and control systems
• Heat treatment equipment
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Pressure vessels
• Compressors and vacuum pumps
• Electrical schematics and drawings
• PLC I/O fault diagnostics

Candidate Skills & Requirements

• Time-served apprenticeship in a maintenance engineering discipline
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability
• Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical schematic drawings
• Electrical or mechanical bias, with a good all-round skillset
• Comfortable working within a regulated manufacturing environment

Additional / Beneficial Qualifications

• IPAF certification
• FLT licence

What’s on Offer

• Initial 6-month contract
• Opportunity to work at a well-established GKN Aerospace site
• Technically varied role within a reliability-driven maintenance team
• Competitive hourly rate, dependent on experience