Electrical Maintenance Technician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Technician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Manufacturing | Electrical Maintenance | Machinery & Facilities

An established specialist manufacturing company is looking for an Electrical Maintenance Technician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer to provide hands-on, first-line maintenance support across its manufacturing facility.

This is a varied role covering electrical maintenance, machinery breakdowns, planned maintenance and general facilities support.

The Role

• Provide first-line electrical maintenance and breakdown support across the factory.
• Diagnose and repair basic electrical faults on manufacturing machinery and equipment.
• Fault-find on motors, drives, relays, sensors and electrical control systems.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance.
• Maintain CNC machinery, production equipment and general factory plant.
• Support basic mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic maintenance where appropriate.
• Maintain building services, fire/security systems and general site facilities.
• Use the CMMS system to record maintenance and planned work.
• Identify more complex machinery faults and liaise with equipment manufacturers and specialist contractors to arrange technical repairs.
• Manage contractors, permits and RAMS where required.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely and in accordance with Health & Safety requirements.

What We’re Looking For

You will be a suitably qualified Electrical Maintenance Technician / Engineer with practical maintenance experience gained within a manufacturing, engineering or production environment.

You should have:

• Good electrical fault-finding and repair skills.
• Experience maintaining industrial or manufacturing machinery.
• Knowledge of motors, drives, sensors and electrical control systems.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics.
• A practical, hands-on approach to maintenance and breakdowns.
• The technical knowledge to recognise when a fault requires specialist manufacturer support.
• Some mechanical maintenance knowledge would be useful but is not essential.

This would suit an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Electrician, Electrical Engineer or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a varied, hands-on manufacturing maintenance role.