This opportunity is ideally suited to an experienced Electrical Technician with strong fault-finding and manufacturing maintenance experience who is looking to join one of the region’s true long-term career employers.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on engineering role where you will support the maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement of production machinery and site services within a fast-paced manufacturing environment operating across a 24/7 operation.
Working alongside an experienced engineering team, you will play a key role in ensuring equipment uptime, supporting production and contributing towards ongoing engineering improvements and projects.
Salary & Benefits
- £50,000 - £57,500 total package including shift allowance
- Continental shift pattern
- Long-term career development opportunities
- Established and stable manufacturing environment
Key Responsibilities
- Perform routine and preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment
- Diagnose and repair electrical faults across production machinery and supporting equipment
- Support Siemens PLC fault finding and diagnostics activities
- Work with AC/DC drives and industrial control systems
- Support equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives
- Assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment
- Maintain accurate maintenance records using a CMMS system
- Support production teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance
- Ensure all engineering activities are completed in line with health and safety procedures including LOTO and permit-to-work systems
About You
We are looking for a proactive and technically strong Electrical Technician with experience working within manufacturing or process environments.
You will likely bring:
A completed Electrical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent
- HNC in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Experience fault finding on Siemens PLC systems
- Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems and schematics
- Experience within manufacturing, production or process industries
- Knowledge of drives, control systems and industrial networks such as Profibus or Profinet would be advantageous
- Good communication skills and the ability to work both independently and within a team
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with an outstanding reputation for employee retention, technical investment and long-term career progression.
You will join an experienced engineering team within a highly stable manufacturing environment where engineers are genuinely valued and supported.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Talent STEM directly.
IMPORTANT: You must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
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Salary description
£50000.00 - £57500.00 per year