Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
| Company: | Carbon60 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Llanelli, SA14 9SD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 10 Oct 2026 |
Summary
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.
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