Shift Mechanical Craft Technician - Heavy Industry Expert

Technical Partners; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Annual salary review

Performance-related bonus scheme

Excellent pension contribution package

Ongoing technical training and career

Employee assistance programme

Discount and lifestyle benefits scheme

Job summary

Technical Partners Recruitment is supporting a leading heavy manufacturing organisation in the search for a Shift Mechanical Craft Technician to join their engineering team on a permanent basis.

Based at Trostre, South Wales, the role covers planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement within a complex production environment. You will diagnose mechanical faults, carry out preventative work, and support safe, efficient operations on shift.

Qualifications

• Appropriate HNC or equivalent in mechanical engineering.
• Proven fault-finding and diagnostic capabilities on mechanical plant.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance in heavy industry.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Diagnose and resolve complex equipment faults to minimise downtime.
• Ensure work is safe and compliant with regulations.
• Support continuous improvement and performance targets.
• Produce maintenance records and SAP reports.

Skills

Fault finding

Mechanical maintenance

Supervise contractors

Teamwork

Communication

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

Job description

Technical Partners Recruitment is supporting a leading heavy manufacturing organisation in the search for a Shift Mechanical Craft Technician to join their engineering team on a permanent basis.

Based at Trostre, South Wales, the role covers planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement within a complex production environment. You will diagnose mechanical faults, carry out preventative work, and support safe, efficient operations on shift.