Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Duties:
The Opportunity
We are looking for a proactive and technically capable Metrology Laboratory Maintenance Engineer to support our world-class Metrology Laboratory within Product Engineering. The laboratory plays a critical role in engineering development, prototype build support, root cause analysis, benchmarking, and maximising warranty recovery—helping to make Powertrain a benchmark for quality.

You will be part of a specialist team delivering right-first-time results at pace, while maintaining a safe, compliant, and highly controlled laboratory environment.

Scope of Role
As Metrology Laboratory Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring laboratory facilities and equipment operate safely, reliably, and in full compliance with relevant legislation. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining and controlling laboratory environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, and pressure.
- Supporting and coordinating maintenance activities across a wide range of equipment such like CMM, surface finish, CT/X-Ray equipment, Optical metrology equipment, lifting equipment, extraction and BES activities (specialist equipment will require supplier collaboration)
- Acting as the responsible person for Contract Job Registrations (CJR), including RAMS, and coordinating contractors and suppliers. Raising of SCaRF requests and managing invoices for the contracts.
- Ensuring completion and upkeep of statutory and safety assessments, including PUWER, LEV, EC-PL, COSHH, HAVS, and equipment risk assessments.
- Raising, managing, and controlling purchase orders related to maintenance and equipment support including managing invoices.
- Working closely with Metrology Engineers, facilities teams, and external suppliers to ensure technical requirements are met.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- An indentured apprenticeship or NVQ Level 4 minimum vocational qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Maintenance Engineering plus relevant technical experience
- Good knowledge of fluid and gas management equipment & control systems
- Experience in facility fault finding & rectification
- Working level knowledge of Microsoft software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
- Strong, practical skills with good manual dexterity
- Ability to follow written and spoken instruction and interface well with customers
- Ability to work quickly and pay attention to detail
- Background in quality standards and their importance
- Familiarisation with scientific instruments (eg equipment such like CMM, surface finish, CT/X-Ray equipment, Optical metrology)
- Knowledge of company Health and Safety requirements, Risk Assessment, COSHH and SDS
- A full UK driving licence with less than 6 penalty points, no disqualification and 2 years accident-free record.

Education:
- An indentured apprenticeship or NVQ Level 4 minimum vocational qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Maintenance Engineering plus relevant technical experience
- Working level knowledge of Microsoft software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science.

Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.