Job Description:

Maintenance Technician – Manufacturing

Location: Bridgwater, Somerset
Salary: Up to £42,000
Hours: Alternating shifts – Mon-Thurs 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm; Fri 6am-1pm / 1pm-8pm
Bonus: Up to 4%
Contract: Permanent

The Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Technician to join an established manufacturing organisation in Bridgwater.

You will work as part of a skilled maintenance team, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown repairs and fault-finding across a range of manufacturing equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery.

• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and electromechanical faults.

• Fault-find using electrical drawings and technical documentation.

• Maintain motors, drives, sensors, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

• Respond to breakdowns and minimise production downtime.

• Support machinery installation, modifications and improvement projects.

• Maintain accurate maintenance records.

• Work closely with Production and Engineering teams to improve equipment reliability.

• Follow all relevant health & safety procedures.

About You

The successful candidate will have a strong practical maintenance background within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

You should have experience in:

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance.

• Industrial machinery and production equipment.

• Electrical fault-finding and diagnostics.

• Planned preventative and reactive maintenance.

• Pneumatic and/or hydraulic systems.

• Reading electrical and mechanical drawings.

Relevant qualifications such as NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC/HND or equivalent are advantageous.

Package

• Salary up to £42,000 depending on experience.

• Up to 4% bonus.

• Company pension.

• Annual leave package.

• Stable permanent position with an established manufacturing business.

• Opportunities for development and progression.

If you are an experienced Maintenance Technician looking for a new opportunity in a well-established manufacturing environment, apply today.