Electrical Maintenance

Permanent Futures Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in Leeds is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to ensure the reliability of critical production machinery. The ideal candidate will have strong fault-finding abilities, knowledge of 3-phase systems and PLCs, along with recognised electrical qualifications. This permanent position offers a competitive salary and a stable work environment.

Benefits

Overtime

Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an electrical maintenance engineer, ideally in a food or FMCG environment.
• Strong understanding of 3-phase systems and control panels.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical maintenance

Proactive attitude

Excellent fault-finding abilities

Education

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

Tools

PLC systems (Siemens/Allen Bradley)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer Controlled Food Environment

Location: Leeds

Salary: GBP43000 + Overtime + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday

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

• 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.
• Diagnosing faults on motors, sensors, panels, and PLC-controlled systems.
• Working alongside mechanical engineers to support site-wide operations.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an electrical maintenance engineer, ideally within a food or FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of working in a clean or controlled environment is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of 3-phase systems, control panels, and PLCs (Siemens/Allen Bradley).
• Recognised electrical qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition, HNC).
• 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.