Electrical engineer maintenance

ZipRecruiter; Leeds; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-regarded food manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to maintain critical food production machinery in a clean environment. This permanent role involves conducting maintenance, ensuring hygiene and safety compliance, and supporting site operations. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to develop their careers in a high-standard regulated setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an electrical maintenance engineer, ideally within a food or FMCG environment.
• Strong understanding of 3-phase systems and PLCs.
• Knowledge of working in a clean or controlled environment is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conducting electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repairs on production and packaging machinery.
• Ensuring compliance with strict food hygiene, safety, and quality standards.
• Completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with schedules.

Skills

Fault finding

Proactive attitude

Excellent fault-finding abilities

Education

Recognised electrical qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition, HNC)

Tools

PLC (Siemens/Allen Bradley)

3-phase systems

Control panels

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Controlled Food Environment
Location: Leeds
Salary: £43000 + Overtime + Benefits
Job Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 2pm to 10pm
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced electrical maintenance engineer to join a highly regarded food manufacturing company operating in a clean, controlled environment. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled individual to work with state-of-the-art equipment and play a key role in maintaining the reliability of critical food production machinery.
Responsibilities:
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Conducting electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repairs on production and packaging machinery.
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Ensuring compliance with strict food hygiene, safety, and quality standards.
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Completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with schedules.
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Diagnosing faults on motors, sensors, panels, and PLC-controlled systems.
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Working alongside mechanical engineers to support site-wide operations.
Requirements:
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Proven experience as an electrical maintenance engineer, ideally within a food or FMCG environment.
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Knowledge of working in a clean or controlled environment is highly desirable.
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Strong understanding of 3-phase systems, control panels, and PLCs (Siemens/Allen Bradley).
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Recognised electrical qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition, HNC).
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Proactive attitude and excellent fault-finding abilities.
As an electrical maintenance engineer, you will play a vital part in ensuring food safety and production uptime.

This role is perfect for a hands-on electrical maintenance engineer who takes pride in working to high standards in a regulated environment.
We are looking for a reliable, technically capable electrical maintenance engineer to join a well-established team. If you're an ambitious electrical maintenance engineer looking to develop your career in a professional food manufacturing setting, apply today.
Keywords: electrical maintenance engineer, food manufacturing, PPM, fault finding, PLC, controlled environment, 18th Edition, FMCG, food hygiene