Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Electrician - West Greater Manchester

Package:
Salary: £50,000 P/A
Shift: Monday - Friday (7/8AM - 5/6PM) (45-50 Hours)
Benefits: Company Van, Overtime at x1.5, Unlimited Budget for Projects

The Role: Maintenance Electrician
Working days only, the successful candidate will carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs across a range of heavy industrial processing and production machinery. The role also involves Siemens PLC programming and fault-finding, HMI/SCADA integration, and project-based electrical installation and control system work.

Machinery: Horizontal Grinders, Shredders, Screening Plants, Conveyor Systems, Wood Chippers, Bagging Machinery, Balers, Motor Control Centres, Inverters/Drives, Sensors, and Automated Sorting.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown repairs across industrial processing and production machinery.
• Programme, modify and troubleshoot Siemens PLC systems, including S7 and TIA Portal.
• Develop or integrate HMI/SCADA systems to improve visibility of machinery performance and production efficiency.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults involving motors, inverters, sensors, drives, control panels and associated equipment.
• Maintain and troubleshoot automated machinery including conveyors, balers, shredders and other recycling and processing equipment.
• Carry out electrical installations, upgrades and modifications on existing machinery and control systems.
• Work independently on electrical and controls projects whilst supporting the wider maintenance and production teams.

Entry Requirements:

• City & Guilds, NVQ or BTEC Level 3 in Electrical Engineering, ideally gained through a recognised apprenticeship.
• 3+ years of experience as a Maintenance Electrician in an industrial or heavy manufacturing environment.
• Proven Siemens PLC fault-finding and programming experience, ideally including S7 and TIA Portal.
• Hands-on experience with inverters, drives, motor control centres and industrial sensors.
• Experience maintaining or troubleshooting automated machinery such as conveyors, balers or shredders, ideally within a recycling, waste processing or heavy industry setting.
• Competent working independently on electrical installation and controls projects.

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