Dani the foot in the door is the hardest to get and if you already have time on the spanners you stand a good chance of being picked up as a connie or applying for any mech jobs that come up. As some have said it's not a very glamorous ladder at first and it may not be all it was at the top either but if it wasn't a fundamentally satisfying job we wouldn't be doing it.
As a connie you will have the track record to be considered for jobs as they do arise and once in an airline/MRO you have the chance to put in for the formal training and exams. If all else fails, if you're working and gaining the 5 years you need you can be self studying for the examined modules.