Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location:

Pontypridd

Salary:
Circa £40,000

Shift: Days & Nights rotation

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a high‑performing manufacturer in South Wales investing heavily in their site, machinery, and engineering function. This is a hands‑on role where you will be trusted to own breakdown response, drive reliability improvements, and keep production moving – the sort of environment that suits an engineer who enjoys fault finding, variety and being close to the kit. If you are an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer who enjoys getting to the root cause (not just swapping parts), you will fit in well here.

• Carry out reactive maintenance and fault diagnosis on a range of production machinery, minimising downtime and restoring output safely and quickly.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) routines, improving equipment reliability and helping to reduce repeat failures.
• Fault find on 3‑phase motors, drives/inverters, sensors, control circuits, safety systems and panels.
• Support continuous improvement activity – identifying recurring faults, proposing fixes, and helping implement upgrades/modifications.
• Work safely within strict procedures including LOTO, permit‑to‑work and site H&S standards.

• Time‑served/apprentice trained, with a relevant qualification (NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• Proven experience in electrical maintenance within manufacturing, FMCG, heavy industry or automated environments.
• Confident fault finding from drawings and schematics, including working inside panels and on safety circuits.
• Comfortable working with drives/inverters, motor control, sensors, relays/contractors and general control systems.
• A practical, proactive attitude – someone who communicates well, takes ownership and works effectively as part of a wider engineering team.

• Long‑term role with stability, investment and the chance to work in a team that values good engineering habits.
• Competitive salary + shift allowance + overtime opportunities.
• Training and development support (including electrical/controls upskilling where needed).
• A site where engineering is taken seriously – focus on reliability and continuous improvement, not firefighting forever.
• Strong benefits package (pension, holiday allowance, etc. – full details shared at application stage).

Are you up to the challenge? If you are an Electrical Maintenance Engineer who wants a role with real ownership, variety and progression potential, apply now for a confidential discussion and a full breakdown of shift pattern, package and site details.