Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Chard Town; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double days

Early Friday finish

Overtime opportunities

Pension matched 5%

Life Assurance

Sickness Pay

Health plan

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd in Chard is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business. You will maintain production equipment and facilities, focusing on reducing downtime through proactive and reactive maintenance.

The role offers double days with an early Friday finish, overtime opportunities, and a strong benefits package, including pension and life assurance, in a stable manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a manufacturing or production maintenance environment.
• Electrically biased preferred with a min NVQ level 2 electrical qualification.
• Comfortable working on both electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience with inverters/VSDs, panels, motors and production machinery.
• Engineering qualifications such as NVQ, City & Guilds, apprenticeship or equivalent would be beneficial.
• A proactive and team-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Fault finding on electrical and mechanical production equipment.
• Working on three-phase systems, motors, drives, relays, sensors, contactors and control panels.
• Supporting reactive breakdowns and planned preventative maintenance schedules.
• Carrying out mechanical maintenance including bearings, chains, gearboxes, belts and conveyors.
• Assisting with continuous improvement and project work across the site.
• Ensuring all engineering activities are completed safely and in line with site standards.
• Supporting production teams to maximise machine uptime and reliability.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Three-phase systems

Motors & drives

Control panels

Safety culture

Education

NVQ Level 2 electrical

Tools

Inverters/VSDs

Panels

Production machinery

Job description

Role: Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Chard
Salary: Up to £44,000 + Benefits
Shift: Double Days (Early Friday Finish every week)

Are you a Maintenance Engineer looking for a secure long-term opportunity with a well-established manufacturer in the Chard area?

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a well-known and highly respected manufacturing business with the recruitment of an Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join their established engineering team.

This is a great opportunity to join a stable business with a strong reputation locally, modern manufacturing processes and a genuine focus on employee retention and work-life balance. The role offers a double days pattern with an early Friday finish every week, alongside overtime opportunities and a strong benefits package.

This is what you'll be doing

As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll be part of an experienced engineering team responsible for keeping production equipment and facilities running efficiently through both planned and reactive maintenance activities.

You'll be working across a varied manufacturing environment, supporting continuous improvement and ensuring machinery downtime is kept to a minimum.

Key responsibilities:

• Fault finding on electrical and mechanical production equipment
• Working on three-phase systems, motors, drives, relays, sensors, contactors and control panels
• Supporting reactive breakdowns and planned preventative maintenance schedules
• Carrying out mechanical maintenance including bearings, chains, gearboxes, belts and conveyors
• Assisting with continuous improvement and project work across the site
• Ensuring all engineering activities are completed safely and in line with site standards
• Supporting production teams to maximise machine uptime and reliability

The experience you'll bring to the team

• Previous experience within a manufacturing or production maintenance environment
• Electrically biased preferred with a min NVQ level 2 electrical qualification
• Comfortable working on both electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience with inverters/VSDs, panels, motors and production machinery
• Engineering qualifications such as NVQ, City & Guilds, apprenticeship or equivalent would be beneficial
• A proactive and team-focused attitude

And this is what you'll get in return

• Starting salary up to £44,000
• Double days shift pattern
• Early Friday finish every week
• Overtime available paid at enhanced rates
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension matched up to 5%
• Life Assurance
• Sickness Pay
• Health plan
• Employee discount platform
• Stable and well-invested manufacturing environment
• Long-term development opportunities within the business

Shift Pattern

• Mon-Thu: 06:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00
• Fri: 06:00-12:00 / 12:00-18:00