Electrical Engineer

One to One personnel Limited; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday including bank holiday

Performance bonus

Pension scheme (3% employer contrib)

Death in service (x3 salary)

Insurance scheme for sickness

Onsite parking

Uniform provided

Job summary

One to One personnel Limited is seeking an Electrical Engineer for their Southend site. The role involves maintaining and improving production equipment, responding to breakdowns, delivering engineering projects and driving continuous improvements across the site.

Key requirements include time-served electrical engineering, Siemens S5/S7 PLC experience, Eurotherm and Uni Drives familiarity, and a strong multi-disciplinary skillset.

Qualifications

• Time served electrical engineer with PLC experience and right qualifications.
• Proven background in maintenance, breakdown repairs and project work.
• Experience with Siemens S5/S7 PLCs is essential.
• Multiskilled in electrical and mechanical disciplines is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for repairs, maintenance and development of manufacturing operations.
• Assess, repair, maintain and develop machinery and equipment; collect data as needed.
• Drive projects through to completion and report findings to the team.
• Improve plant efficiency, safety and product quality under management guidance.
• Ensure workshop procedures, equipment and safety standards are maintained.

Skills

Siemens S5/S7 PLCs

Eurotherm

Uni Drives

Time served Electrician

17th Edition

Electrical/Electronic BTEC

Electrical & mechanical mix

Self-motivated

Education

BTEC or above in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

Eurotherm

Uni Drives

Job description

Electrical Engineer | Southend | 40 Hours P/W | £45k + 20% bonus

Our client is looking for a proactive and experienced Electrical Engineer to join their manufacturing team in Southend. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving production equipment, responding to breakdowns, delivering engineering projects, and driving continuous improvements across the site.

Working closely with senior management, you'll help enhance plant performance, safety, and operational efficiency while liaising with suppliers and supporting the ongoing development of the manufacturing operation.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business where your technical expertise will be recognised, valued, and rewarded.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide engineering support and information for the Engineer’s, Operations Manager and MD to support machinery breakdown repairs, maintenance and development of the manufacturing operations and business needs.
• To assess, repair, maintain and develop machinery and equipment. Researching and data collecting as applicable.
• Assess project requirements. Drive forward projects through to completion. Producing relevant reports to applicable team, presenting solutions and project work in structured format.
• To provide manufacturing support relating to plant/process efficiency, safety, and product quality as directed by the Operations Manager/MD.
• To ensure engineering workshop procedures and equipment are developed and maintained in a satisfactory condition; that related environment, health and safety issues, standards and policies are maintained and adhered to.
• Any other existing or new tasks needed to meet the business operations requirements / objectives that are in keeping with post-holders skills and training, primarily in an engineering capacity.
• Compliance with the Company’s policies, procedures, works instructions and safe systems of work are mandatory.
• Liaising with suppliers, achieving optimum solutions.
• Provide reports to applicable stakeholders across full scope of the business.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of PLC’s – Siemens Type S5 and S7
• Experience of working with Eurotherm and Uni Drives
• Time service Electrical Engineer
• 17th Edition Electrical Installation or above
• BTEC or above in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Multi skilled in both mechanical/electrical disciplines
• Self-motivated, solutions led, methodical, team player.

Hours of Work:

40 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, alternating weeks:

• Week 1: 6am – 2pm
• Week 2: 2pm – 10pm

These hours and starting and finishing times may vary from time to meet the needs of the business so flexibility will be required.

What’s in it for you?

• Negotiable depending upon experience, up to £45k basic + 20% premium when working late shift (6pm – 10pm).
• 29 days holiday including bank holidays
• Excellent individual monthly performance bonus
• Company pension scheme (3% employer contribution)
• Death in service (x3 salary)
• Insurance scheme for sickness
• Onsite parking
• Uniform provided