Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer
West Wales
£47,000 per year DOE
What You'll Do:
You will join a fast paced food manufacturing environment as a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical skill set. This is a hands on, days based role supporting planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production and packing machinery. With major site investment underway, including new automated lines and a modern workshop, you will play a key part in maintaining reliability while the site continues to expand.
Your role will involve:

• 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

What You'll Bring:

• 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
• Practical, positive attitude with the willingness to get stuck in
• Flexibility to support production requirements when needed, while working within a supportive team
• Desire to learn, take feedback and grow with a developing engineering function
• Strong commitment to safe working and high maintenance standards

Why You Should Apply:

• Salary of around £40,000 with significant overtime availability
• Days based role in a busy food manufacturing environment
• Join a site investing in new equipment, automation and a state of the art workshop
• Become a key part of a small engineering team where your contribution is valued
• Supportive and hands on manager who understands flexibility and family commitments
• Opportunity to grow your skills in PLCs, automation and modern production systems
• Long term progression as the site continues to expand and strengthen the engineering department

Ready to Apply?
Contact Jacob Purcell to find out more.
Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role.
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