Maintenance Engineer in Newport, Gwent

Salary Package: £56,428 per annum (including bonus)

Shift Pattern: 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

We are recruiting for experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technicians (Electrical Bias) to join a leading, highly automated manufacturing facility in Magor, South Wales.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, high-volume FMCG manufacturing operation offering excellent earning potential, long-term career progression and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will be responsible for maintaining, fault-finding and improving high-speed automated production equipment, ensuring maximum efficiency, reliability and minimal downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on high-speed automated manufacturing equipment.

• Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults to minimise production downtime.

• Maintain and optimise production, packaging and utilities equipment.

• Fault-find on PLC-controlled machinery, motors, sensors and electrical control systems.

• Work with pneumatics, hydraulics, compressors and refrigeration systems where required.

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health and safety standards.

What We're Looking For

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering. 

• Previous maintenance experience within a high-speed manufacturing, FMCG or processing environment.

• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.

• Experience working with PLCs, motors, sensors and automated control systems.

• Good mechanical maintenance knowledge and a multi-skilled approach.

• Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics or utilities equipment would be advantageous.

Salary & Benefits

• Total potential annual cash package: £56,428

• Basic salary: £53,928

• Annual performance bonus: Up to £2,500 

• Employer pension contribution of up to 8%.

• Life assurance of up to 8x annual salary.

• Private healthcare and dental options.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

• 2 days / 2 nights / 4 off shift rotation.

• Additional employee benefits and wellbeing support.

If you're an electrically qualified Maintenance Technician with experience working on high-speed automated machinery, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more about this opportunity and discuss the role in confidence.