If your electrical skills are going to waste on equipment that runs itself, this is worth a read. Braintree Precision Components needs an engineer who thrives on fault-finding and keeps a bespoke manufacturing facility moving.
About the company
Braintree Precision Components is a specialist precision components manufacturer based in Braintree, Essex. The site produces bespoke components across a range of complex production processes, with Fanuc and Siemens-controlled machinery at the heart of operations. It's a busy, skilled environment where maintenance quality directly affects output.
The role
You'll join a maintenance team of three as the electrically biased engineer, reporting to the Maintenance Manager. Your focus will be keeping production running through a combination of planned preventative maintenance and rapid fault resolution. The kind of work where sharp electrical thinking makes a real difference.
You'll:
Diagnose and repair electrical faults on control panels, PLCs, and inverter drives
Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production and site equipment
Support mechanical maintenance activities including bearings, belts, gearboxes, and pneumatics
Fault find on automation systems including Siemens and Fanuc PLCs
Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
Complete electrical installation, modification, and improvement projects
Maintain accurate maintenance records and contribute to root cause analysis
What you'll bring
Essential:
Proven experience as an electrically qualified maintenance engineer in an industrial or manufacturing environment
HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent: NVQ Level 3 with distinction and substantial industrial experience considered)
Solid working knowledge of 3-phase systems, motors, drives, sensors, and control systems
Ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams and schematics
Working knowledge of health and safety standards including safe isolation and risk assessments
Useful, not essential:
PLC fault-finding experience (Siemens or Fanuc)
Mechanical maintenance experience alongside electrical skills
Experience with inverter drives and variable speed drives
18thEdition Wiring regs Qualification a distinct advantage
What's in it for you
£45,000–£51,000 inclusive of shift allowance, based on a 39-hour week at £19.19/hour base rate.
25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
Company contribution pension
Healthcare cashback scheme
Free on-site parking
Career progression opportunities
Flexibility: Rotating morning and late shifts, Monday to Friday. Introduced after an initial settling-in period. No on-call requirement.
Culture: Small, skilled maintenance team in a stable precision engineering environment. Work is recognised and the team is tight-knit.
Working arrangements
Location Braintree, Essex · On-site
Contract Permanent · Full-time · 39 hours per week
Shifts Rotating – 06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00 · Monday to Friday
On-call None
How to apply
This is a site-based role with no on-call requirement and a clear pattern from day one. If your background is industrial electrical maintenance and you're ready for a role where your skills are genuinely needed, click to apply
Salary description
£45000.00 - £51000.00 per year