Maintenance Technician – Nights

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.