Maintenance Technician

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BMW Group in Coleshill is hiring a Maintenance Technician to keep automated production running by fault finding electrical systems, diagnostics, and proactive maintenance to minimize downtime. You’ll engineer prompt fault resolution, record breakdowns, and work with safety and warranty processes. Essential: NVQ 3 in electrical or equivalent, a related technical apprenticeship, and ideally automotive manufacturing experience plus basic mechanical knowledge. Familiarity with PSS and SAP data is a plus, as is prior production maintenance work. To apply, tailor your CV with concrete downtime reductions, fault finding successes, and team impact; note flexibility and work life balance needs. Closing date 31/08/2026; BMW values equal opportunities and thorough background checks.

NON-STOP PERFECTION. EVERY DAY.

SHARE YOUR PASSION.

Production at the BMW Group is highly automated and carried out using the most modern facilities. But it doesn’t run itself. Ensuring that driving pleasure is built in from the very beginning means people working with passion and pride. Independently and as part of a motivated team, they perform the extraordinary every day and contribute to the fulfilment of automobile dreams.

As the Maintenance Technician your main responsibilities will include ensuring the effective technical use of a variety of maintenance principles ensuring the efficiency and technical availability of the facility is continuously maintained. You will also provide hands on technical support to resolve any quality, efficiency and complex problems. You will be responsible for demonstrating competence in fault finding on Electrical systems, interrogate electrical schematics and cable references.

What awaits you?

• Ensure customer quality and reduced equipment downtime by proactively identifying potential malfunctions before they occur and remedying them.
• Minimise impact on production demand and manage and reduce all non-conforming materials.
• Demonstrate mechanical understanding for fault diagnosis, set up and referencing and understanding of gauge systems and their maintenance.
• Identify and rectify any fault occurrences with machinery, equipment and processes in a reactive manner.
• Ensure all problem resolution activities are completed in a timely manner with minimal impact ensuring maintenance and facility target achievement.
• Use Health and Safety systems and equipment to record breakdowns, complete material searching and warranty returns process.

 
What should you bring along?

• Qualified to NVQ 3 or equivalent in an electrical discipline.
• Minimum of Technical apprenticeship in an Electrical or Electrical and Mechanical discipline.
• Ideally experienced in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Basic Mechanical knowledge and preferable knowledge with high volume production machinery.
• A familiarity with Machinery, Technical / Electrical / Mechanical systems as well as PSS and SAP data recording is preferable.
• Previous experience in production maintenance repairs  and/or demonstrated knowledge / optimisations of manufacturing processes is essential.

If you are a flexible self-motivator with an honest and reliable nature please apply today!

Closing Date: Midnight on 31/08/2026

At BMW Group, we are committed to offering our employees the right balance between work and personal life. We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer, so please discuss your individual requirements as part of the application process to help us agree on a suitable arrangement.

We place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants. /

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Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening checks, and the offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory results. These checks include references, right to work, IT system Compliance Integrity Check (COIN), CV, and relevant qualifications. Additional checks may include criminal records, adverse financial (credit), directorships, address verification, internet research, and/or driving licence. If you have any queries about these checks, please discuss them with us, and we will be happy to provide further details