Maintenance Technician – Nights
Location: Newport
Salary: £40,500 - £51,000
We’re looking for skilled Equipment Maintenance Technicians to join a growing engineering and manufacturing team. This is a hands-on role, on maintaining and improving high-tech production equipment.
The business offers an excellent benefits package, including a high rate pension, private health insurance, life assurance etc.. as well as the opportunity to learn and progress (including formal qualifications/training).
Responsibilities:
Perform planned maintenance and routine checks on production equipment.
Diagnose and resolve first-level faults to keep operations running smoothly.
Strip, clean, and rebuild components as part of preventative maintenance.
Support improvement projects and assist engineers with equipment experiments.
Follow documented procedures for maintenance and operational checks.
Collaborate with engineering and production teams to meet performance targets.
Experience/skills:
Formal qualification in mechanical and/or electrical engineering (C&G, NVQ, HNC, or equivalent).
Ability to interpret technical procedures and complete structured reports.
Familiarity with modern maintenance/manufacturing principles (i.e. PPM/TPM etc.)
Comfortable working to strict processes
Experience with pneumatics or vacuum systems is a plus, but not essential.
Backgrounds such as automotive, armed forces, or general engineering welcome