Electrical Engineer

HRC Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Glasgow seeks an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team. You will ensure maximum equipment uptime through fault-finding and preventative maintenance. The ideal candidate has electrical qualifications, experience in FMCG or high-volume manufacturing, and strong teamwork skills. This role offers a competitive salary, shift allowance, and opportunities for overtime and training in a modern production environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and shift allowance

Overtime opportunities

Strong training and development support

Stable role within a well-established business

Qualifications

• Experience within FMCG, food & drink, spirits, or high-volume manufacturing.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum equipment uptime across a busy production environment.
• Conduct electrical fault-finding and breakdown response on equipment.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Support continuous improvement and reliability projects.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC fault-finding

Team collaboration

Proactive attitude

Education

Time-served Electrical Engineer or equivalent apprenticeship

Electrical qualification (NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds)

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Glasgow

Permanent | Shift-based

An established and well-invested manufacturing business within the FMCG / spirits sector is currently looking to appoint an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their site engineering team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly reputable organisation with a strong focus on safety, continuous improvement, and long-term investment in both people and plant.

The Role

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring maximum equipment uptime across a busy production environment. You’ll be working closely with mechanical engineers, production teams, and management to support efficient and safe operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Electrical fault-finding and breakdown response on production and packaging equipment
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise downtime
• Working with PLC-controlled machinery, motors, drives, sensors, and control Ver
• Supporting continuous improvement and reliability projects

The Ideal Candidate

• Time-served Electrical Engineer (or equivalent apprenticeship)
• Electrical qualification (NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds or similar)
• Experience within FMCG, food & drink, spirits, or high-volume manufacturing
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills (PLC fault-finding experience desirable)
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Proactive, team-focused, and reliable

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary and shift allowance
• Overtime opportunities
• Strong training and development support
• Stable, long gustos role within a well-established business
• integriert engineering team and modern production environment