Maintenance Engineer in Wales, Wrexham

Can you share an example of when you’ve diagnosed or solved a technical issue on machinery, equipment, or production systems, regardless of the industry? How comfortable are you working with both electrical and mechanical systems, and what types of equipment or controls have you worked with before? Do you enjoy roles where every day brings a new technical challenge and the chance to work with advanced machinery while continuously developing your skills?

The Opportunity

You’ll be part of a team that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development, with benefits that include wellbeing support, enhanced holiday entitlement, performance‑related bonuses, and access to a range of employee rewards.

Your duties and responsibilities will be:

• Provide Firstline maintenance support for machine and appliance breakdowns.
• Diagnose faults across electrical circuits, mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and machine tool centres.
• Interrogate and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and control systems.
• Install and maintain 3‑phase power supplies and support commissioning of new equipment.
• Replace spindles, drives, and auxiliary machine tool components.
• Deliver both reactive and planned preventative maintenance in line with PPM schedules and compliance standards.
• Support machine alignment, repair, and optimisation activities.
• Liaise with maintenance support teams regarding spare parts and requisitions.
• Complete all required documentation and maintain accurate maintenance records.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, 6S standards, and facility objectives.
• Mentor trainees and support colleagues to achieve operational goals.
• Comply with all HS&E policies, identify hazards, and take corrective action.

You will have the following qualifications & experience:

• A relevant time‑served industry qualification.
• Experience in machine tool maintenance.
• Ability to use machine controls for fault‑finding, ideally Siemens 840D.
• Understanding of machine shop, metal treatment, and fabrication processes.
• Experience with 5‑axis milling or other large, complex machining systems.
• Ability to work shifts.

It’s great if you also have the following:

• Experience with machines such as Henri Line, DST, Handtmann, Droop & Rein, or Cincinnati.
• Knowledge of NADCAP requirements.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Confidence mentoring trainees or junior team members.

The setting for the role

This position is based at a large engineering and manufacturing facility in Wrexham (LL12). The site operates a 24/7 shift pattern averaging 42 hours per week and is a unionised environment. The culture emphasises professional development, long‑term career growth, and employee wellbeing, supported by benefits such as mental‑health resources, Perkbox rewards, and enhanced holiday entitlement.