Maintenance Engineer
Posted 2 hours 36 minutes ago by Optima UK Inc Ltd
Maintenance EngineerLocation: Pontarddulais, Near SwanseaSalary: Competitive DOEHours: Days Monday to FridayPermanent Position
About the Company
A well-established precision engineering and manufacturing business supporting a range of industrial sectors through high-quality machining and fabrication capabilities.
Operating from a busy manufacturing site near Swansea, the company combines modern CNC equipment with a variety of traditional and legacy machinery, creating a technically interesting and hands-on engineering environment.
Due to continued growth and increased workload, an opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join the site maintenance team.
The Role
This is a hands-on maintenance engineering role supporting the upkeep, repair, and reliability of manufacturing equipment across the site.
Working within a close-knit maintenance team, you will support both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown activities across a wide range of machinery and equipment.
The role would suit an engineer with strong mechanical maintenance experience and practical machining skills, particularly using manual lathes and milling machines.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance across site machinery
- Diagnose faults and support breakdown repair activities
- Maintain and repair both CNC and manual manufacturing equipment
- Support maintenance and refurbishment of older / legacy machinery
- Manufacture or modify parts using manual lathes and milling machines
- Read and interpret engineering drawings and technical schematics
- Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives
- Assist with general site maintenance activities where required
About You
- Experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, or similar
- Strong mechanical maintenance background within manufacturing or engineering environments
- Manual machining experience using lathes and milling machines is essential
- Experience working on motors, drives, gears, pumps, and mechanical systems
- Ability to fault find and problem solve in a practical engineering environment
- Comfortable working on both modern and older machinery
- Basic electrical fault-finding knowledge beneficial
- Ability to work independently and as part of a close-knit team
Desirable Experience
- CNC machinery exposure
- Heidenhain controls knowledge
- Welding or fabrication experience
- Planned preventative maintenance systems
- Heavy engineering or precision machining environments
Benefits
- Overtime available paid at enhanced rates
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Stable long-term opportunity within an established engineering business
How to Apply
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