Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Shift Mechanical Technician

Location: South Wales
Salary: Competitive salary including shift allowance, plus bonus scheme and comprehensive benefits package.

The Opportunity

A leading industrial manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technician to join its engineering team on a rotating shift pattern. This role is responsible for maintaining critical plant equipment, supporting operational performance, and ensuring manufacturing processes run safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance, inspections, and breakdown repairs on mechanical equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve faults within complex manufacturing systems to minimise downtime.
• Install, maintain and improve plant and equipment to agreed engineering standards.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and manufacturing performance targets.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in accordance with health, safety, environmental and legislative requirements.
• Produce accurate maintenance reports and records using the site's maintenance management systems.
• Contribute to risk assessments and change management processes relating to plant and equipment modifications.
• Supervise contractors and maintenance personnel where required, ensuring work is completed safely and effectively.
• Assist with training and knowledge sharing across engineering and operational teams.

Requirements

• HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification gained through a recognised apprenticeship route.
• Proven experience within a heavy industrial, manufacturing, processing, or production environment.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills on mechanical systems and equipment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Experience supervising personnel and ensuring safe execution of maintenance activities.

Ideal Background

Candidates with experience maintaining complex industrial plant, machinery and mechanical systems within large-scale manufacturing environments will be particularly well suited to this opportunity.

Working Pattern

• Continental shift pattern.
• 12-hour shifts consisting of 2 days, 2 nights, followed by 4 days off.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with shift allowance.
• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Annual salary review.
• Excellent pension scheme with significant employer contribution.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Retail and lifestyle discount schemes.
• Free onsite parking.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.