Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Chard Town; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Training & development

Onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd in Chard is seeking an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer for a shift position in an established industrial manufacturer. The role covers maintenance, breakdowns, reliability, and improvements across the site, with hands-on electrical and mechanical fault-finding and involvement in PPMs and projects.

You'll work on production equipment and site infrastructure, supporting continuous improvement, managing CMMS, and coordinating contractors.

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical qualification with strong mechanical maintenance experience.
• Hands-on maintenance in manufacturing or similar industrial setting.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills within industrial control systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventive, predictive and reactive maintenance across production machinery.
• Electrical fault-finding in control panels, motors, relays and sensors.
• Mechanical maintenance on conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics and related equipment.
• Fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery and tracing control signals.
• Support refurbishments, upgrades and continuous improvement projects.
• Manage maintenance via CMMS and coordinate contractors when required.
• Maintain spares and liaise with production to reduce downtime.

Skills

Electrical qualification

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical skills

Planned & reactive maintenance

PLC fault-finding

Machinery installations & projects

Job description

Chard
£44,500 + 20% Shift Allowance (c. £53,400)
Monday to Friday, 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm
No Nights

Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid shift position without the night shifts?

This is an opportunity to join an established industrial manufacturer in Chard, working within a varied engineering environment where you'll have real ownership of maintenance, breakdowns, reliability and improvement work across the site.

You'll be working across specialist production equipment and site infrastructure, combining hands‑on electrical and mechanical fault‑finding with PPMs, projects, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement.

The role would suit an engineer who enjoys solving problems independently and wants more involvement than simply working through a PPM schedule.

What you’ll be doing

• Carrying out planned, preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance across production machinery and site equipment.
• Electrical fault‑finding within control panels, including motors, relays, sensors and associated control equipment.
• Mechanical maintenance and repairs across conveyors, chain‑driven equipment, pneumatics, hydraulics and associated machinery.
• Fault‑finding on PLC‑controlled equipment, including tracing inputs, outputs and control signals.
• Supporting equipment refurbishments, installations, upgrades and engineering improvement projects.
• Completing root cause analysis following breakdowns and identifying opportunities to prevent repeat failures.
• Managing maintenance activity through the site's CMMS.
• Supporting and coordinating specialist contractors when required.
• Maintaining engineering spares and helping ensure critical components are available when required.
• Working closely with production and site management to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.

What we’re looking for

• A recognised electrical qualification with good mechanical maintenance capabilities.
• Previous hands‑on maintenance experience within manufacturing, production or a similar industrial environment.
• Strong electrical fault‑finding skills and confidence working safely within industrial control systems.
• Good mechanical skills across motors, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, chains, pneumatics and associated equipment.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ability to fault‑find PLC‑controlled machinery. Programming experience isn't essential.
• Previous involvement with machinery installations, modifications, projects or continuous improvement would be advantageous.Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of engineering problems.

What’s on offer

• £44,500 basic salary + 20% shift allowance (c. £53,400 total)
• Rotating 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm, with no routine night shifts
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme with matched contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Ongoing technical training and development
• Long‑term career progression within a global engineering business
• Exposure to specialist industrial equipment, engineering projects and improvement work
• Free onsite parking

Some flexibility for callout, weekend and out-of-hours support is required as part of the wider engineering function.