Senior Maintenance Engineer

Senior Machine Maintenance Engineer

Chatsworth, California

Are you a Senior Machine Maintenance Engineer who thrives on diagnosing complex mechanical faults across large industrial machinery? Do you enjoy being the technical lead who restores uptime and improves reliability? Are you degree qualified in mechanical or electrical engineering and ready to take ownership of a high precision manufacturing site? If so, this opportunity may be the right next step for you.

We are working exclusively with a precision manufacturing business in Los Angeles producing high tolerance components on advanced CNC mills, lathes and grinding equipment. Our operation supports demanding industries and maintains tolerances to within 0.0005 inch. Equipment reliability is critical and the Senior Machine Maintenance Engineer will play a central role in protecting performance, uptime and quality.

As the Senior Machine Maintenance Engineer your responsibilities will include

• Deliver proactive preventive and predictive maintenance across industrial machinery including CNC equipment, grinding machines and large scale production systems

• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical faults including alignment issues, vibration, spindle and bearing failures and precision loss

• Troubleshoot electrical and control systems including drives, motors, sensors and PLC integrated machinery

• Lead root cause investigations, implement corrective actions and improve long term machine reliability

• Develop maintenance strategies, mentor technicians and drive continuous improvement across the site

As the Senior Machine Maintenance Engineer you will bring

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related discipline

• Strong hands on mechanical diagnostic capability across industrial or manufacturing equipment

• Solid electrical fault finding skills including drives, motors and industrial control systems

• Experience working on large scale production machinery such as pressing machines, vacuum systems or similar heavy industrial equipment

• The confidence to work independently, document findings clearly and minimise production disruption

There is genuine progression available. You will have the scope to build and shape your own maintenance function over time, with increasing responsibility and strategic input. On site amenities and a collaborative culture make it a stable and rewarding place to work.

All successful applicants will be contacted within two working days.