Full job descriptionMaintenance Engineer
Location: Pontarddulais, Near Swansea
Salary: Competitive DOE
Hours: Days Monday to Friday
Permanent 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
To apply for this Maintenance Engineer position, click Apply Now and upload your CV.
A member of the recruitment team will contact you to discuss the role and next steps.