15 days off in every 21 | No weekend working | Private healthcare
CDM Recruitment is working with a major engineering and manufacturing business in Newcastle to recruit an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician.
This is a hands-on electrical maintenance role working across a substantial manufacturing site, covering reactive and preventative maintenance, breakdowns, electrical fault finding and equipment improvement.
The shift pattern is a major benefit: five 12-hour day shifts and five 12-hour night shifts across a 21-day cycle, giving you 15 days off in every 21 with no weekend working.
The role:
* Reactive, planned and preventative electrical maintenance
* Electrical fault finding and breakdown response
* Maintenance of manufacturing and production equipment
* Fault finding on electrical control systems, motors, sensors and associated equipment
* Reading and interpreting electrical drawings and schematics
* Root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements
* Supporting machinery installation and commissioning
* Continuous improvement and downtime reduction
* PLC fault finding and diagnostics where required
What we're looking for:
* Time-served Electrical Maintenance Technician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer
* Recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent
* Maintenance experience within manufacturing, production or engineering
* Strong electrical fault-finding skills
* Experience fault finding on industrial machinery and control systems
* Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics
* PLC fault-finding/diagnostic experience advantageous
* HNC or equivalent advantageous
Package:
* £47–52k
* Overtime and annual bonus
* Permanent position
* 12-hour rotating days and nights
* No weekend working
* 15 days off in every 21
* Private healthcare
Salary description
£47000.00 - £52000.00 per year