Maintenance Engineer

Vibe Recruit; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Employee benefits

Training & development

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Port Talbot to mechanically and electrically maintain CNC machines, servos, motors, control panels and operator interfaces. The role offers a competitive salary and a favourable benefits package.

You will join a small, dedicated team in a high-tech, modern environment with strong growth. The position emphasizes proactive and reactive maintenance, fault finding, PLC control systems and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proactive and reactive maintenance of a wide range of machinery including CNC machines and control panels.
• Fault finding and repair of electrical and mechanical faults on servos, motors and machine interfaces.
• Maintenance of PLC-controlled systems and related automation to minimise downtime.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for proactive and reactive maintenance of machinery, equipment, and facility infrastructure including CNC machine tools, servos, motors, control panels, and operator interfaces.
• Fault find, diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on servos, motors, drives, control panels, and machine interfaces.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Support and maintain PLC-controlled systems and other automation where required.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, logs and reports; order and manage spare parts and stock levels.
• Ensure work complies with health and safety regs, including safe isolation and risk assessments.
• Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance machine reliability and safety.

Skills

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

PLC knowledge

Preventive maintenance

Tools

PLC‑controlled systems

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

£42,000 to £45,000 + company pension and additional employee benefits

Port Talbot

Are you familiar with mechanically and electrically maintaining CNC machines, servos, motors, control panels and operator interfaces? Are you looking for a varied, interesting role for an industry leading manufacturer that can boast a high tech, modern working environment and impressive year on year growth?

If so, we'd like to hear from you.

We are currently recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to mechanically and electrically maintain a wide range of machinery for a forward-thinking Engineering company in Port Talbot. You will have the chance to join a small but dedicated team in a role where no two days are the same and employee development and wellbeing is put at the forefront of the operation.

As Maintenance Engineer you will:

• Be responsible for the proactive and reactive maintenance of a wide range of machinery, equipment, and facility infrastructure - including CNC machine tools, servos, motors, control panels, and operator interfaces
• Fault find, diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on servos, motors, drives, control panels, and machine interfaces.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime, carrying out root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Support and maintain PLC-controlled systems and other automated control systems where required.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, logs, and reports using company systems
• Order and manage spare parts and consumables, maintaining appropriate stock levels.
• Ensure all work is carried out in line with health and safety regulations, including safe isolation procedures and risk assessments
• Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance machine reliability, efficiency, and safety. You will need both mechanical and electrical fault finding skills in this role and ideally, basic knowledge of PLCs and industrial control systems.

As well as a competitive salary, you will benefit from excellent ongoing training, support, employee development and additional benefits. This is a varied role and you will be joining at a time when the company is undergoing an impressive period of growth due to a number of high profile contract wins.