Contract Electrical Maintenance Engineers x2

Owen Daniels; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a major engineering and manufacturing site in Birmingham. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance on industrial machinery, reading electrical drawings and fault finding on furnaces, cranes, and CNC machines.

The contract is 6 months (with permanent option), offering day and night shifts on a 4-on/4-off pattern, 7am–7pm and 7pm–7am. PAYE up to £30/h or umbrella £40/h for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• PPM and reactive maintenance experience in manufacturing/industrial settings.
• Strong fault-finding on electrical systems and ability to read electrical drawings.
• PLC fault finding and high voltage experience desirable.
• ONC/HNC/City & Guilds qualifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Diagnose faults across electrical and mechanical systems on industrial machinery, including furnaces, cranes and CNC machines.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and carry out electrical fault finding.
• Monitor machinery performance and identify recurring faults and improvements.
• Work closely with production teams to respond to breakdowns and minimise downtime.

Skills

PPM maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Fault finding

Electrical drawings reading

PLC fault finding

High voltage experience

Education

ONC/HNC/City & Guilds advantageous

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Contract – 6 Months duration / or permanent available.

Up to £30 per hour PAYE / £40 per hour Umbrella

4 on 4 off – rotating days & nights

Birmingham / Marston Green

Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Job Description

We are looking for experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineers to join a major engineering and manufacturing site in Birmingham, specialising in the production of high-quality products for a range of specialist industries.

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Diagnose faults across electrical and mechanical systems on industrial machinery, including furnaces, cranes and CNC machines.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and carry out electrical fault finding.
• Monitor machinery performance and identify recurring faults and improvements.
• Work closely with production teams to respond to breakdowns and minimise downtime.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Essential Skills / Experience / Qualifications

• Proven experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience.
• Confident reading electrical drawings – essential.
• PLC fault finding / ladder logic experience desirable.
• High Voltage experience desirable.
• ONC, HNC or City & Guilds qualification advantageous.
• Comfortable working in an industrial environment, including working at heights and in confined spaces.
• Heavy engineering experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Contract Details

• 6-month contract
• Up to £30 per hour PAYE / £40 per hour Umbrella
• 4 on 4 off rotating days and nights.
• 7am–7pm days / 7pm–7am nights.
• Practical interview involving electrical drawing interpretation.