Maintenance Technician

Hunter Selection; Newport; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join a UK-wide business in Newport. The ideal candidate will have an engineering apprenticeship and experience in a manufacturing environment. Key responsibilities include mechanical/electrical work, fault finding, and equipment maintenance. The role offers a competitive salary of £54-58,000, along with benefits like 25 days holiday, pension scheme, and more.

Benefits

25 Days + Bank Holidays

Workplace pension scheme

Life insurance cover

Company sick pay

Free parking

Free uniform

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship trained in engineering.
• Experienced in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience with fault finding, reactive and planned maintenance.
• Experience of managing contractors.

Responsibilities

• Perform all site mechanical/electrical work during the shift.
• Conduct fault finding and equipment maintenance.
• Install new machinery and prepare maintenance schedules.
• Recommending and requisitioning of spares for stock.
• Supervise contract labour.

Skills

Fault finding

Reactive maintenance

Planned maintenance

Contractor management

Education

Apprenticeship in engineering

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Technician – Newport NP20

Commutable from Newport, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Cwmbran, Risca, Pontypool, Caldicott

Salary: £54-58,000

Benefits:

• 25 Days + Bank Holidays
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life insurance cover
• Company sick pay
• Free parking
• Free uniform

We are working with a UK-wide business seeking a Maintenance Engineer to work on a shift basis from Monday to Friday. This role is well suited to an engineer with experience in a manufacturing environment, capable of working on a range of machinery. This is a great opportunity to join a business that pays well in the South Wales area, with an established workforce and strong company culture.

Responsibilities

• All site mechanical/electrical work during the shift
• Fault finding
• Equipment maintenance
• Installation of new machinery
• Preparation of planned maintenance schedules
• Recommending and requisitioning of spares for stock
• Supervision of contract labour

Requirements

• Apprenticeship trained in engineering
• Experienced in a manufacturing setting
• Experience with fault finding, reactive and planned maintenance
• Experience of managing contractors

How to apply

If you are interested in this role or looking for something similar please contact Jack Lavis directly at (url removed) or call for a confidential discussion on (phone number removed).

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business