Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Pontyclun
£55,000 + Overtime + Benefits

Yolk Recruitment is exclusively working with a leading UK manufacturer to find a skilled Maintenance Technician to join their engineering team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking business that values innovation, collaboration, and career development. You'll benefit from a competitive salary, generous shift premiums, overtime rates, and a strong benefits package including pension and holidays.

With ongoing investment in automation and technology, this is an opportunity to join a business committed to growth and sustainability.

Position Overview

As a Maintenance Technician, you'll play a vital role in maintaining production machinery and reducing downtime. This role suits someone proactive, adaptable, and confident in making decisions in a fast-paced environment.

This is what you'll be doing:

Perform reactive maintenance across machinery and the wider facility, ensuring work is carried out safely and efficiently
Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to enhance processes and minimise downtime
Diagnose and repair faults on PLC systems, CNC machinery, hydraulics, and pneumatics
Support improvement projects and introduce new technology to enhance plant reliability

What You'll Bring:

At least 5 years' experience working in Maintenance Technician position

Experience with PLC/CNC systems (training provided if needed)
A minimum NVQ Level 3 or ideally HNC in a relevant discipline
A proactive attitude and interest in long-term development

And this is what you'll get in return:

Circa £55,000 (including shift allowance)
Overtime:
Saturdays at time x 1.5, Sundays at time x 2
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Company pension (3% employer / 5% employee) with salary sacrifice option after probation
Opportunities for training and progression within a global business

Are you up to the challenge?

Are you the Maintenance Technician we're looking for? Please get in touch today with engineering specialist recruiter, Jacob Purcell .

Please apply with a CV - and feel free to include a cover letter outlining why you're the perfect fit. We also run a referral scheme, so if you know somebody who would be ideal, get in touch.

Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high volume of applications we cannot guarantee a response to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within 7 days, unfortunately you've been unsuccessful this time. Please keep an eye on our website for future opportunities