Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Accelerated People Management; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional overtime

Training

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Accelerated People Management is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Barnsley to diagnose and fix faults on automated production lines, and to lead reliability improvements. You will manage PLCs, drives and sensors, performing planned and reactive maintenance to boost equipment uptime.

The role emphasizes fault finding, continuous improvement, and hands-on working with automated machinery in a manufacturing setting. On-site position with clear progression and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Electrical or multi-skilled maintenance experience.
• Manufacturing or industrial engineering background.
• Strong electrical fault-finding abilities.

Responsibilities

• Electrical fault finding on production machinery.
• PLC and control system diagnostics.
• Planned and reactive maintenance.
• Identifying causes of recurring breakdowns.
• Improving equipment reliability and performance.
• Supporting automation and machinery upgrades.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC and control systems diagnostics

Planned and reactive maintenance

Manufacturing or industrial background

Reliability & continuous improvement

Strong electrical fault-finding

Education

Level 3 Electrical / Engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen Bradley

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Barnsley

£50,000 - £60,000 + Optional Overtime + Training + Progression + Market Leader

A fantastic opportunity for Electrical Maintenance Engineers looking to take their career further within manufacturing. This is ideal for an engineer who enjoys getting to the bottom of difficult faults, working with automated machinery and improving equipment reliability rather than simply keeping production running. Whether your strengths lie in electrical fault finding, PLCs, controls or continuous improvement, I’m keen to speak with engineers who want to put their technical abilities to good use.

I work closely with established manufacturing businesses where engineering plays a critical role in production performance. I’m particularly interested in electrical maintenance engineers who can bring specialist electrical knowledge, solve recurring equipment issues and contribute to improvements across increasingly automated production environments.

Your Role as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer could include:

• Electrical fault finding on production machinery


• PLC and control system diagnostics


• Planned and reactive maintenance


• Identifying causes of recurring breakdowns


• Improving equipment reliability and performance


• Supporting automation and machinery upgrades

The successful Electrical Maintenance Engineer will have:

• Electrical or multi-skilled maintenance experience


• Manufacturing or industrial engineering background


• Strong electrical fault-finding abilities


• Experience with PLCs, drives, motors or sensors


• An interest in reliability and continuous improvement


• Level 3 Electrical / Engineering qualification

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