Days Maintenance Engineer

Company: Yolk Recruitment Ltd
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Role: Electrical Bias Multi-Skilled Maintenance EngineerLocation: ChardSalary: Circa £42,000 + BenefitsShift: Double Days with Early Friday Finish

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a secure long-term opportunity with a well-established manufacturer in the Chard area?

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a well-known and highly respected manufacturing business with the recruitment of an Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join their established engineering team.

This is a great opportunity to join a stable business with a strong reputation locally, modern manufacturing processes and a genuine focus on employee retention and work-life balance. The role offers a double days pattern with an early Friday finish every week, alongside overtime opportunities and a strong benefits package.

This is what you’ll be doing

As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be part of an experienced engineering team responsible for keeping production equipment running efficiently through both planned and reactive maintenance activities.

You’ll be working across a varied manufacturing environment, supporting continuous improvement and ensuring machinery downtime is kept to a minimum.

Key responsibilities

  • Fault finding on electrical and mechanical production equipment
  • Working on three-phase systems, motors, drives, relays, sensors, contactors and control panels
  • Supporting reactive breakdowns and planned preventative maintenance schedules
  • Carrying out mechanical maintenance including bearings, chains, gearboxes, belts and conveyors
  • Assisting with continuous improvement and project work across the site
  • Ensuring all engineering activities are completed safely and in line with site standards
  • Supporting production teams to maximise machine uptime and reliability

The experience you’ll bring to the team

  • Previous experience within a manufacturing or production maintenance environment
  • Electrically biased with strong fault-finding ability
  • Comfortable working on both electrical and mechanical systems
  • Experience with inverters/VSDs, panels, motors and production machinery
  • Engineering qualifications such as NVQ, City & Guilds, apprenticeship or equivalent would be beneficial
  • A proactive and team-focused attitude

And this is what you’ll get in return

  • Early Friday finish every week
  • Overtime available paid at enhanced rates
  • Pension matched up to 5%
  • Health plan
  • Employee discount platform
  • Stable and well-invested manufacturing environment
  • Long-term development opportunities within the business

Shift Pattern

  • Mon-Thu: 06:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00
  • Fri: 06:00-12:00 / 12:00-18:00

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Posted: May 18th, 2026