At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and improve manufacturing equipment, ensuring peak performance and minimal downtime.
- Company: Established manufacturer in Ammanford with a focus on employee development.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension scheme, ongoing training, and secure employment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a well-invested manufacturing site.
- Why this job: Join a supportive engineering team and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Engineering qualification and strong mechanical maintenance experience required.
The predicted salary is between 39150 - 47850 £ per year.
A well-established manufacturing business in the Ammanford area is looking to recruit a Mechanical Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent three-shift rotation. This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically biased engineer looking to join a stable and growing manufacturer that continues to invest in its people, equipment, and production facilities. You'll play a key role in maintaining plant performance, supporting production targets, and driving continuous improvement across the site.
As Mechanical Engineer, you'll be responsible for:
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across manufacturing equipment and machinery
- Diagnosing and resolving mechanical faults to minimise downtime and maximise operational efficiency
- Undertaking basic electrical fault finding and supporting electrical repairs where required
- Completing welding and fabrication work to support breakdown repairs, equipment modifications, and improvement projects
- Maintaining mechanical systems including bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, motors, hydraulics and pneumatics
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment reliability and reduce recurring faults
- Working closely with production teams to ensure maximum machine availability
- Ensuring all maintenance activities are completed safely and in line with company standards
The experience you'll bring to the team:
- A recognised engineering qualification such as an Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent
- Strong mechanical maintenance experience gained within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment
- Basic electrical fault-finding experience and confidence working on multi-skilled maintenance tasks
- Welding and fabrication skills
- Experience working with mechanical drives, conveyors, pumps, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
- A proactive approach to fault finding and problem solving
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team environment
And this is what you'll get in return:
- Circa £42,000 annual salary
- Monday to Friday three-shift rotation
- Company pension scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Secure employment with an established manufacturer
- Opportunity to work within a supportive engineering team on a well-invested site
Are you up to the challenge? If you're a Mechanical Engineer with welding experience and basic electrical fault-finding skills looking for a new challenge in a busy manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.
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