Multi Skilled Engineer in Caerphilly

Candour Talent Ltd; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Life assurance

Company pension

Job summary

Candour Talent is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our client in Caerphilly. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance, minimizing downtime and driving reliability across production equipment.

You will respond to breakdowns and contribute to safety and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has engineered maintenance experience in manufacturing, with NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 and hands-on skills in mechanical and electrical systems.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained / Level 3 Engineering qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in preventative and reactive maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
• Good mechanical knowledge of rolls, bearings, pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, valves, pistons, conveyors.
• Experience with AC/DC variable speed drives and industrial sensors.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Minimise downtime and quality issues related to machinery condition.
• Carry out scheduled, planned, and preventative maintenance and corrective actions.
• Investigate processes, product and quality issues and implement robust corrective actions.
• Maintain a safe, secure and productive working environment.
• Provide on-call maintenance support as per rota (one weekend in five with expenses).
• Fault finding and corrective actions to maintain and improve process equipment.
• Act as incident coordinator during major breakdowns.
• Understand safety regs, including Lock Out-Tag Out and environmental compliance.

Skills

Preventative maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Fault finding

Continuous improvement

Communication skills

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 in Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Variable speed drives

Welding skills

Job description

Candour Talent are currently recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our client based in Caerphilly.

• Employment Type: Permanent/Full Time


• Working Hours: Mon-Fri, Days/Nights, 12-hr shift


• Salary: 45k+ Negotiable DOE


• Benefits: Excellent, including private medical, life assurance, and company pension scheme.

Our client is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Multi-Skilled Engineer to join its team in Caerphilly. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring production machinery and site equipment operates at peak performance by delivering preventative and planned maintenance activities, as well as responding promptly to breakdowns, while playing a key role in driving reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across the business.

The Role

• Minimise production downtime and related quality issues related to machinery condition


• Complete scheduled, planned, and preventative maintenance, and undertake necessary corrective actions in a timely manner.


• Participate as a member of the team in investigating and correcting processes, product, and quality related issues, and the delivery of robust corrective actions


• Maintain and develop the physical environment of the company as a safe, secure and productive place to work


• Provide on-call maintenance support as determined by the on-call duty rota (one weekend in five with expenses).


• Minimise production downtime and quality losses related to machine performance and breakdown through the provision of a skilled and responsive front line maintenance service


• Participate in fault finding, diagnostic, and corrective actions to maintain and improve the operation of the process equipment


• Act as incident coordinator (on shift) in the event of major breakdowns / incidents requiring the involvement / call in of other maintenance and support services


• Understanding safety regulations, including Lock Out-Tag Out, risk assessments, and environmental compliance.

The Ideal Candidate

• Multi-Skilled Engineer with experience providing preventative and reactive maintenance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.


• Apprentice trained / Level 3 Engineering qualification (NVQ, BTEC, City & Guilds, ONC/OND, or equivalent in an engineering discipline


• Good mechanical appreciation and knowledge of rolls, bearings, pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, valves, pistons, and conveyors.


• Experience of working with variable speed drives AC / DC and knowledge of industrial sensors and transducers (proximity, photoelectric, thermocouples etc)


• PLC Experience


• Toolroom experience and welding skills (not essential)


• Ability to read and interpret electrical / mechanical drawings


• Experience of electromechanical maintenance of high-speed and continuous production machines


• Demonstrable expertise in component and sub-system fault finding and reporting


• Possess the ability to plan, review, and implement Continuous Improvement initiatives.


• Proactive, organized, and excellent attention to detail


• Strong communication skills and a commitment to team-based problem solving.

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