Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To ensure all CNC machines and related equipment are maintained in safe, reliable, and efficient operating condition by performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and continuous improvement activities to minimize machine downtime and support production requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform preventive maintenance (PM) according to the maintenance schedule.
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and lubrication system failures on CNC machines.
- Diagnose machine alarms and identify root causes of equipment breakdowns.
- Replace defective machine components such as bearings, ball screws, linear guides, belts, motors, sensors, solenoid valves, and hydraulic or pneumatic parts.
- Perform machine alignment, levelling, backlash checks, and accuracy verification.
- Maintain CNC machine coolant, lubrication, and hydraulic systems.
- Coordinate with production personnel to minimize machine downtime.
- Record all maintenance activities, repairs, spare parts used, and machine history.
- Assist in machine installation, commissioning, relocation, and acceptance testing.
- Support continuous improvement projects to increase machine reliability and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Monitor machine conditions and recommend corrective or preventive actions before failures occur.
- Maintain housekeeping standards and comply with all safety regulations during maintenance work.
- Ensure maintenance tools and measuring equipment are properly maintained and calibrated.
- Assist in spare parts inventory management and recommend critical spare stock levels.
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of CNC machining centres, CNC lathes, and machining processes.
- Ability to read electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings.
- Knowledge of PLC systems and CNC controls (Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Siemens, or equivalent).
- Ability to troubleshoot servo systems, spindle systems, sensors, and electrical circuits.
- Experience using precision measuring instruments such as dial indicators, micrometres, and laser alignment equipment.
- Good understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
- Basic computer skills for maintenance reporting and documentation.
Qualifications
- Diploma or Certificate in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Minimum 2–5 years of experience in CNC machine maintenance (depending on the position level).
- Experience maintaining CNC machining centres, CNC turning centres, and auxiliary production equipment.
- Knowledge of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), 5S, and Lean Manufacturing is an advantage.