Electrical Engineer

Discover Recruitment; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Service-related payments

Employee discounts

Assistance programme

33 days leave

Job summary

Discover Recruitment in Carlisle, Cumbria is seeking a time-served Electrician to diagnose and repair faults on automated production machinery and carry out planned and reactive maintenance across plant systems. You will fault-find using PLC systems (Siemens), maintain motors and drives, read electrical drawings, and support upgrades and continuous improvement projects.

40 hours per week with multiple shift patterns.

Qualifications

• Time-served Electrician with relevant electrical qualifications.
• Industrial maintenance experience, ideally within manufacturing.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and PLC diagnostic skills.
• Experience with Siemens PLCs and motor drives is highly desirable.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and diagnose motor faults.
• 18th Edition qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on automated production machinery.
• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance.
• Fault-find using PLC systems, including Siemens
• Maintain motors, drives, electrical distribution and control systems.
• Support machinery upgrades, installations and continuous improvement projects.
• Work closely with mechanical and electrical maintenance teams.

Skills

PLC diagnostics

Electrical fault-finding

Motors and drives

Electrical distribution

Industrial maintenance

Education

Electrical qualifications

18th Edition

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Motor drives

Job description

Location: Carlisle, Cumbria

Type: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week - Multiple shift patterns available

Role And Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on automated production machinery.
• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance.
• Fault-find using PLC systems, including Siemens
• Maintain motors, drives, electrical distribution and control systems.
• Support machinery upgrades, installations and continuous improvement projects.
• Work closely with mechanical and electrical maintenance teams.

Experience Required

• Time-served Electrician with relevant electrical qualifications.
• Industrial maintenance experience, ideally within manufacturing.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and PLC diagnostic skills.
• Experience with Siemens PLCs and motor drives is highly desirable.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and diagnose motor faults.
• 18th Edition qualification preferred.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary £45,000 – £65,000+ dependent on shift pattern.
• 33 days' annual leave, including bank holidays.
• Pension scheme
• life insurance.
• Service-related payments.
• Employee discounts and assistance programme.
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