Airport Mechanical Facilities Technician — Shift & On-Call

Cardiff Airport; Barry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Airport is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) to join our Technical Team, supporting operations across Cardiff Airport and St Athan. This is a hands-on role performing planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and repairs, and installation work to support facilities and infrastructure projects.

You’ll work on HVAC, plumbing, heating and mechanical equipment such as pumps and motors, and maintain a safety-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in plumbing, heating and hot water systems, HVAC and mechanical equipment.
• Safety-focused approach and relevant technical qualifications.
• Airport or regulated environment experience beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across systems.
• Fault finding and repairs on HVAC, plumbing and mechanical equipment.
• Support facilities and infrastructure projects.
• Work shifts, on-call rota, and overtime as needed.

Skills

Plumbing

HVAC

Pumps and motors

Mechanical equipment

Safety-focused

Education

Technical qualifications

Job description

Cardiff Airport is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) to join our Technical Team, supporting operations across Cardiff Airport and St Athan. This is a hands-on role performing planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and repairs, and installation work to support facilities and infrastructure projects.

You’ll work on HVAC, plumbing, heating and mechanical equipment such as pumps and motors, and maintain a safety-focused approach.