Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Days, PLC & Robotics

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Llanidloes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd seeks an Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer in Mid-Wales. You will join a small maintenance team supporting a contract packing and manufacturing operation, responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across varied machinery.

You will focus on electrical fault finding, PLC issues, and mechanical tasks on conveyors, bag weighers, heat sealers, robotics, and mixers. A days-based, 7am–4pm schedule offers stability and future progression potential.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship trained or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering.
• 3 to 5 years' experience in a manufacturing or industrial maintenance environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills on panels, motors, drives and control systems.
• Basic to intermediate PLC fault-finding experience, ideally Siemens or Mitsubishi.
• Willingness to carry out mechanical maintenance on conveyors, elevators and gearboxes.
• Experience in food, feed, packaging, or dusty environments would be advantageous.
• 18th Edition qualification is desirable but not essential.
• A reliable, practical approach suited to a days-based role.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance across conveyors, elevators, bag weighers, heat sealers, robotics and mixing equipment.
• Fault-find on PLC-controlled systems, diagnose issues with HMIs and ladder logic.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues and external suppliers on complex control or robotics problems.
• Support mechanical maintenance as needed to minimize downtime.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC fault finding

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical engineering basics

Work in dust or food environments

18th Edition (desirable)

Reliable practical approach

3-5 years experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Yolk Recruitment Ltd seeks an Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer in Mid-Wales. You will join a small maintenance team supporting a contract packing and manufacturing operation, responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across varied machinery.

You will focus on electrical fault finding, PLC issues, and mechanical tasks on conveyors, bag weighers, heat sealers, robotics, and mixers. A days-based, 7am–4pm schedule offers stability and future progression potential.