Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Abertillery; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer seeks a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to enhance their team in Abertillery. The role involves proactive and reactive maintenance on production equipment, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. With a competitive salary and opportunities for growth, this position is ideal for individuals with a strong electrical and mechanical background.

Benefits

Overtime opportunities

Future progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Time served as Multiskilled Technician with a minimum of 2 years' experience.
• Good knowledge of PLC fault finding through I/O's and Laptop Diagnostics.
• Experience in Food/Drink or Packaging environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for covering proactive and reactive maintenance routines.
• Equipment testing, fault finding, and repair.
• Implementing planned preventative maintenance schedules.

Skills

Electrical support

Mechanical support

PLC fault finding

Fault finding and repair

Preventative maintenance

Education

Qualified in Electrical/Mechanical field

Tools

Allen Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

Job description

Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment are currently working on behalf of a growing SME Manufacturer who have been established for over 30 years specialising manufacturing a range of food products.

With further investment planned for 25/26 they are keen to employ an additional 2 Multiskilled Maintenance Engineers working a Panama Shift pattern with a 2 week rotation of Days/Nights.

This is what you'll be doing.

You will report to the Site Engineering manager and will be responsible for covering both proactive and reactive maintenance routines on both facilities and production equipment in a timely manner adhering to all Health and safety requirements.

• Provide Electrical and Mechanical support and knowledge on all lines within the plant.
• Equipment testing, fault finding and repair
• PLC fault finding and repair using Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs
• To ensure maximum machine available time at least cost, through effective planned preventative maintenance schedules.
• Together with other plant engineers and team leaders, actively strive to ensure that your time is orientated towards achieving machine maintenance hours on planned work
• Always ensure compliance and work in a safe manner with H&S in mind
• Play an active role in the planning, controlling, and over-seeing his day-to-day routines and inspections.
• Ensure that a Total Quality Approach is implemented across the site

The experience you'll bring to the team.

• You will be time served and qualified in an Electrical/Mechanical field.
• Have a good knowledge of PLC fault finding through I/O's and Laptop Diagnostics
• Worked as a Multiskilled Technician for a minimum of 2 years.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in Food/Drink or Packaging would be advantageous.

And this is what you'll get in return.

A base salary of circa £50,000, with overtime opportunities which could increase your salary to over £55,000.

You'll be joining a growing business who is currently experiencing a sustained period of growth, which can offer future progression opportunities.

Are you up to the challenge?

Are you what we're looking for? Please get in touch today with engineering specialist recruiter, Andy Jones.

Please apply with a CV and feel free to include a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role. We also have a referral scheme so if you know of someone who would be great for the role please get in touch.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.