Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £34,000 + Overtime (1.5x)
Hours: 38 per week - Days
Benefits: 3% Pension, Life Assurance, Overtime Available, Flexible Day Off in Lieu
The Company
An established and forward-thinking manufacturing business with over 40 years of industry expertise is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join its on-site engineering team. The company operates within a specialist plastics manufacturing environment and continues to invest heavily in its people, plant, and processes to ensure high-quality output and operational excellence.
The Role
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be part of a small on-site team of two engineers responsible for maintaining production machinery and ensuring minimal downtime across the site.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing electrical maintenance across all production machinery
Carrying out both reactive breakdown repairs and planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Maintaining equipment in optimum operating condition
Attending breakdowns during working hours and participating in an on-call rota
Fault finding on:
Sensors, relays, and motors
PLC systems
Hydraulics and pneumatics
Moulding machinery
What We're Looking For
Recognised electrical qualifications
Proven experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment
Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Ability to work independently and hit the ground running
A proactive and reliable approach to maintenance
Experience within plastics or rotational moulding environments would be advantageous but not essential.
What's on Offer
£34,000 basic salary
Overtime paid at 1.5x
3% company pension contribution
Life assurance
38-hour working week (days)
6-hour Saturday shift with the choice of any day off during the week
Ongoing training and structured shadowing
Supportive team environment with clear reporting structure
This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and well-invested manufacturing business offering long-term security, flexibility, and additional earning potential
Salary description
£34000.00 - £35000.00 per year