Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer – Food FMCG PLC

Yolk Recruitment; Pontarfynach; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer for a fast-paced food manufacturing site in West Wales. This days-based role covers planned and reactive maintenance across production and packing equipment, with major investment in new lines and a modern workshop.

You will work with three-phase systems, motors and control panels, perform fault finding, support mechanical repairs, and assist with installation of new machinery and automated lines.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance or Multiskilled Engineer within manufacturing, ideally food or FMCG.
• Strong electrical competency, particularly with three phase and control panel work.
• Good mechanical capability and confidence handling mechanical breakdowns.
• Familiarity with PLC fault finding or an interest in developing these skills.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment.
• Working with three phase systems, motors, control panels and electrical circuits.
• Fault finding and diagnosing breakdowns quickly and safely.
• Supporting mechanical repairs as part of a genuinely multiskilled team.
• Basic PLC fault finding on digital and analogue systems, with training available.
• Assisting with installation and commissioning of new machinery and future automated lines.
• Working days, typically around 50 hours a week, with some flexibility around start and finish times.
• Maintaining safe working practices and contributing to continuous improvement.

Skills

Electrical competency

Mechanical aptitude

Three-phase systems

PLC fault finding

Tools

Control panels & motors

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer for a fast-paced food manufacturing site in West Wales. This days-based role covers planned and reactive maintenance across production and packing equipment, with major investment in new lines and a modern workshop.

You will work with three-phase systems, motors and control panels, perform fault finding, support mechanical repairs, and assist with installation of new machinery and automated lines.