On-Call Multi-Skilled Engineer – Maintenance & Reliability (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 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.