Multiskilled Mill Maintenance Engineer – PLC & Automation

Wynnstay Group Plc; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Ongoing training

Company bonus

Job summary

Wynnstay Group Plc seeks a skilled Mill Maintenance Engineer to support a busy animal feed manufacturing facility in Wales. You will perform breakdown maintenance, preventative tasks and continuous improvement across mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring safe, compliant production.

You will work on automated plant, PLC-controlled equipment, and coordinate on-call maintenance, with a focus on reliability, quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering qualification in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled disciplines.
• Experience in a maintenance engineering role within manufacturing, processing or industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding skills for mechanical and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Respond quickly to mechanical and electrical breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Fault finding, repairs and maintenance on milling equipment and manufacturing plant.
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance to ensure reliability and performance.
• Inspect equipment and escalate defects as needed.
• Support safe operation and restart of PLC-controlled plant and equipment.
• Adhere to Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality standards (HACCP, COSHH, UFAS, VMD).
• Perform isolation and lock-off procedures; work within permit-to-work systems.
• Assist production teams to maintain site operations and ensure performance.
• Supervise contractors on site in line with company procedures.
• Participate in on-call rota and respond to out-of-hours maintenance needs.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate during handovers.

Skills

Fault finding

Automated plant

Independent work

Health & Safety

Communication

Problem solving

On-call

Teamwork

Education

Relevant engineering qualification (mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled)

Job description

Wynnstay Group Plc seeks a skilled Mill Maintenance Engineer to support a busy animal feed manufacturing facility in Wales. You will perform breakdown maintenance, preventative tasks and continuous improvement across mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring safe, compliant production.

You will work on automated plant, PLC-controlled equipment, and coordinate on-call maintenance, with a focus on reliability, quality and safety.