The Equipment Maintenance Specialist will maintain, repair, and troubleshoot CNC machines, ensuring readiness for production while managing spares inventory and training junior technicians.
Job Description
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
Role Overview
The Equipment Reliability function at Boeing Sheffield, a Boeing Fabrication site that is part of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), are looking to hire an experienced Equipment Maintenance Specialist.
As an Equipment Maintenance Specialist (Night Shift), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the machines are ready for production. You will work as part of a team that is responsible for maintaining and repairing our high-tech CNC machines and various other production and quality assets.
Position Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will perform the following duties:
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)
Becoming a Boeing Employee
The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here's a snapshot of what we offer:
Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK.
Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll and will commensurate with experience and qualifications and in accordance with local law.
Applications for this position will be accepted until May. 01, 2026
Export Control Requirements:
This is not an Export Control position.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
Night Shift (United Kingdom)
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.
We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world's most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
Role Overview
The Equipment Reliability function at Boeing Sheffield, a Boeing Fabrication site that is part of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), are looking to hire an experienced Equipment Maintenance Specialist.
As an Equipment Maintenance Specialist (Night Shift), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the machines are ready for production. You will work as part of a team that is responsible for maintaining and repairing our high-tech CNC machines and various other production and quality assets.
Position Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will perform the following duties:
- Preventative maintenance tasks: Perform planned preventative maintenance, condition-based inspections and corrective repairs on CNC machines and ancillary production equipment.
- Machine Breakdowns: Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical faults; troubleshoot and restore equipment to production-ready condition.
- Machine Alignments: Install, adjust and commission new or modified equipment, including alignment, calibration and safety checks.
- Business improvements: Support breakdown and root cause investigations, implement corrective actions and document findings to prevent recurrence.
- Stock management: All engineers are responsible for managing critical spares and inventory, including stock monitoring, replenishment, and recordkeeping.
- Training: Provide on-the-job guidance to less experienced technicians on safe operation and basic troubleshooting.
- Equipment reliability: Work collaboratively with production, engineering and quality teams to support continuous improvement and reliability projects.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)
- Multi-skilled experience required with an electrical bias and demonstrable mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic fault-finding experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics and PLC/HMI documentation.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)
- Level 3 apprenticeship in Electrical, Mechanical or Electronic Engineering (or equivalent).
- Minimum of 5+ years' post-apprenticeship experience working in a maintenance job role, not including apprenticeship.
- HNC qualification in engineering.
- Experience with FANUC operating systems.
- Experience with Siemens operating systems
- Experience in fault finding/programming PLCs and HMIs
- IOSH Managing Safely.
- Experience working in an AS9100 aerospace workplace.
Becoming a Boeing Employee
The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here's a snapshot of what we offer:
- Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
- Continuous learning - you'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next
- Success as defined by you - we'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way
- Diverse and inclusive culture - you'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs
- 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
- Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
- Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
- Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
- Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
- 6x annual salary life insurance
- 6 weeks Paternity leave
- 52 Weeks Maternity leave
- Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development
- Access to Boeing's Well Being Programs, tool and incentives
Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK.
Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll and will commensurate with experience and qualifications and in accordance with local law.
Applications for this position will be accepted until May. 01, 2026
Export Control Requirements:
This is not an Export Control position.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
Night Shift (United Kingdom)
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.
We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world's most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.
Top Skills
Cnc Machines
Fanuc Operating Systems
Hmi
MS Office
Plc
Siemens Operating Systems
Boeing Bristol, England Office
100 Coldharbour Road, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, BS16 1EJ
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