Electrical Maintenance Technician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Manufacturing | Electrical Maintenance | Machinery & Facilities
An established specialist manufacturing company is looking for an Electrical Maintenance Technician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer to provide hands-on, first-line maintenance support across its manufacturing facility.
This is a varied role covering electrical maintenance, machinery breakdowns, planned maintenance and general facilities support.
The Role- Provide first-line electrical maintenance and breakdown support across the factory.
- Diagnose and repair basic electrical faults on manufacturing machinery and equipment.
- Fault-find on motors, drives, relays, sensors and electrical control systems.
- Read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
- Carry out planned and preventative maintenance.
- Maintain CNC machinery, production equipment and general factory plant.
- Support basic mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic maintenance where appropriate.
- Maintain building services, fire/security systems and general site facilities.
- Use the CMMS system to record maintenance and planned work.
- Identify more complex machinery faults and liaise with equipment manufacturers and specialist contractors to arrange technical repairs.
- Manage contractors, permits and RAMS where required.
- Ensure maintenance work is completed safely and in accordance with Health & Safety requirements.
You will be a suitably qualified Electrical Maintenance Technician / Engineer with practical maintenance experience gained within a manufacturing, engineering or production environment.
You should have:
- Good electrical fault-finding and repair skills.
- Experience maintaining industrial or manufacturing machinery.
- Knowledge of motors, drives, sensors and electrical control systems.
- Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics.
- A practical, hands-on approach to maintenance and breakdowns.
- The technical knowledge to recognise when a fault requires specialist manufacturer support.
- Some mechanical maintenance knowledge would be useful but is not essential.
This would suit an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Electrician, Electrical Engineer or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a varied, hands-on manufacturing maintenance role.