Multi-Skilled Engineer: Reliability & Maintenance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Company pension

Job summary

Candour Talent are recruiting a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our client in Caerphilly. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance to keep production equipment running, with on-call duties and a 12-hour shift pattern.

The ideal candidate will have Apprentice/Level 3 engineering qualifications, PLC experience, and strong fault-finding skills. Salary is around £45k+ DOE for a permanent on-site role.

Qualifications

• Multi-Skilled Engineer with preventative and reactive maintenance experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Apprentice trained / Level 3 Engineering qualification (NVQ, BTEC, City & Guilds, ONC/OND, or equivalent).
• Good mechanical knowledge of rolls, bearings, pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, valves, pistons, and conveyors.
• Experience with variable speed drives AC/DC and sensors/transducers (proximity, photoelectric, thermocouples).
• PLC Experience.
• Toolroom experience; welding skills may be advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical/mechanical drawings.
• Experience of electromechanical maintenance of high-speed/continuous production machines.
• Strong fault-finding and reporting skills on sub-systems.
• Ability to plan, review and implement Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Proactive, organized and detail-oriented; strong team problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Minimise downtime and quality issues due to machinery condition.
• Carry out scheduled, planned, and preventative maintenance; execute corrective actions promptly.
• Investigate and correct processes, product and quality issues; deliver robust corrective actions.
• Maintain a safe, secure and productive working environment.
• Provide on-call maintenance support; one weekend in five with expenses.
• Minimise downtime and quality losses through frontline maintenance service.
• Participate in fault finding, diagnostics and corrective actions on process equipment.
• Act as incident coordinator during major breakdowns requiring other services.
• Understand safety regulations including Lock Out-Tag Out, risk assessments and environmental compliance.

Skills

Multi-Skilled Engineer

Preventative Maintenance

Reactive Maintenance

Fault Finding

Reading Drawings

Teamwork & Communication

Problem Solving

On-Call Support

Education

Apprentice trained / Level 3 Eng

Tools

PLC Experience

Welding Experience

Toolroom Experience

Job description

Candour Talent are recruiting a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our client in Caerphilly. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance to keep production equipment running, with on-call duties and a 12-hour shift pattern.

The ideal candidate will have Apprentice/Level 3 engineering qualifications, PLC experience, and strong fault-finding skills. Salary is around £45k+ DOE for a permanent on-site role.