Maintenance Engineer

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

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd in Mid-Wales is seeking an Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join a small maintenance team on a contract packing and manufacturing operation. The role focuses on electrical fault finding and reactive maintenance across conveyors and packaging equipment.

You will work days 7am to 4pm, no shift work, with occasional mechanical tasks like replacing motors, gearboxes, and rollers. Experience with PLC systems (Siemens or Mitsubishi) and HMIs is preferred.

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

• Join a small maintenance team supporting a contract packing and manufacturing operation.
• Responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across a varied range of machinery.
• Fault finding on PLC-controlled systems, HMIs and ladder logic.
• Support mechanical tasks such as replacing rollers, motors, and gearboxes.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical panels

Education

Apprenticeship trained

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens PLC

Mitsubishi PLC

HMI/ladder logic

Job description

Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer

Mid - Wales

£40,000 to £50,000 per annum

What You'll Do:

You'll join a small maintenance team supporting a contract packing and manufacturing operation. Working days alongside production, you'll be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across a varied range of machinery.

Your role will focus on electrical fault finding, breakdown response and improvement work across conveyors, bucket elevators, bag weighers, heat sealers, robotics, and mixing equipment. You'll also support mechanical tasks such as replacing rollers, motors, and gearboxes, working within a multi-skilled environment.

You'll be involved in fault finding on PLC-controlled systems, using HMIs and ladder logic to diagnose issues, while working closely with experienced colleagues and external suppliers on more complex control or robotics problems.

What You'll Bring:

• Apprenticeship trained or NVQ Level 3 qualified in Electrical Engineering or similar
• 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

Why You Should Apply:

This is an excellent opportunity to move into a stable, days-based maintenance role within a long-established business. You'll benefit from a consistent 7am to 4pm pattern, minimal overtime, and no shift work.

The salary is strong for a day's role, with flexibility depending on experience, and the environment offers long-term security, training support, and the chance to develop your electrical and PLC capability further. For those interested, future progression into senior or supervisory responsibilities is achievable over time.

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