Electrical Engineer

Green Folk; Exeter; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

On-site role

Job summary

Green Folk in Exeter is seeking an Electrical Engineer for a hands-on role in a growing manufacturing environment. You will lead capital-project delivery, boost equipment reliability, and support plant engineering to improve safety, availability and productivity.

You will manage projects from concept to completion, specify and install new machinery, supervise contractors, analyze performance, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• HNC in Electrical, Controls or related engineering discipline
• At least three years’ relevant experience in engineering/manufacturing
• Strong electrical fault-finding and root-cause analysis skills
• Experience delivering engineering projects and supervising contractors
• Proactive with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good written, verbal and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience with CAD, CMMS, automation, Microsoft Project or Oracle would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Deliver capital, equipment-improvement and infrastructure projects from concept through to completion
• Specify, source and support the installation of new machinery and equipment
• Manage contractors, project plans, costs and timescales
• Improve the reliability of critical manufacturing equipment and reduce downtime
• Support electrical fault-finding across production equipment and site infrastructure
• Analyse equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve OEE and asset utilisation
• Maintain technical documentation and ensure compliance with legislation and health and safety requirements

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Root-cause analysis

Project management

Contractor supervision

Stakeholder management

Education

HNC or equivalent in Electrical/Controls

Tools

CAD

CMMS

Microsoft Project

Oracle

Job description

Electrical Engineer

Exeter

Manufacturing

£50-£55k + excellent benefits

We’re recruiting an Electrical Plant Engineer for a leading advanced manufacturing business in Exeter.

This is a varied, hands-on role combining capital-project delivery, equipment reliability and plant-engineering support. You’ll lead improvement projects, help resolve complex equipment issues and deliver practical engineering solutions that improve safety, availability and productivity.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver capital, equipment-improvement and infrastructure projects from concept through to completion
• Specify, source and support the installation of new machinery and equipment
• Manage contractors, project plans, costs and timescales
• Improve the reliability of critical manufacturing equipment and reduce recurring downtime
• Support electrical fault-finding across production equipment and site infrastructure
• Analyse equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve OEE and asset utilisation
• Maintain technical documentation and ensure work complies with relevant legislation, company standards and health and safety requirements

What we’re looking for:

• HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical, Controls or a related engineering discipline
• At least three years’ relevant experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment
• Strong electrical fault-finding and root-cause analysis skills
• Experience delivering engineering projects and supervising contractors
• A proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good written, verbal and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience with CAD, CMMS, automation, Microsoft Project or business systems such as Oracle would be advantageous. Multi-skilled electrical and mechanical experience would also be welcomed.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a technically demanding, safety-focused manufacturing environment where your work will have a visible impact on plant performance.