Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Owen Daniels; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% employee pension

10% employer pension

24 days holiday

Overtime rate 1.5x

Bonus up to £1,000

Training and development

Job summary

Owen Daniels in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a major engineering and manufacturing site. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance across industrial machinery, with shift rotation on days and nights.

Salary ranges up to £59,500 with a 4-on-4-off pattern, offering a strong pension, holidays, and bonus potential. On-site work at Birmingham/Marston Green, with development and overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience.
• Confident reading electrical drawings - this is essential.
• PLC fault finding / ladder logic experience desirable.
• High voltage experience desirable.
• ONC, HNC or City & Guilds qualification would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults across a range of industrial machinery, including furnaces, cranes and CNC machines.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and carry out PLC fault finding.
• Monitor machinery performance, identify recurring issues and implement improvements.
• Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime and maintain equipment safely and effectively.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

PLC fault finding

Reading electrical drawings

High voltage experience

Education

ONC/HNC or City & Guilds

Tools

PLC systems

Ladder logic

Electrical drawings interpretation

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Permanent / or contract available.

£55,000 - £59,500 including shift allowance

4 on 4 off - rotating days & nights

Birmingham / Marston Green

Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Job Description

We are looking for experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineers to join a major engineering and manufacturing site in Birmingham, specialising in the production of high-quality products for a range of specialist industries.

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults across a range of industrial machinery, including furnaces, cranes and CNC machines.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and carry out PLC fault finding.
• Monitor machinery performance, identify recurring issues and implement improvements.
• Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime and maintain equipment safely and effectively.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Essential Skills / Experience / Qualifications

• Proven experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience.
• Confident reading electrical drawings - this is essential.
• PLC fault finding / ladder logic experience desirable.
• High Voltage experience desirable.
• ONC, HNC or City & Guilds qualification would be advantageous.
• Comfortable working in an industrial environment, including working at heights and in confined spaces.
• Heavy engineering experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Company Benefits

• £55,000, including shift allowance, with up to £59,500 available for more experienced candidates.
• 9% employee / 10% employer pension contributions.
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Overtime at 1.5x for shift work and 2x on Sundays.
• Training and development support.
• Annual performance-related bonus of up to £1,000.
• Medicash and occupational health support.

Working hours: 4 on 4 off, rotating days and nights - 7am-7pm / 7pm-7am.