Electrical maintenance engineer

ATA Recruitment; Coalville; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK recruitment agency seeks an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Ibstock, Leicestershire. The role involves performing reactive and planned maintenance on heavy industrial equipment. Offering excellent salary prospects and extensive training on PLCs and robotics, the ideal candidate should possess an NVQ Level 3 qualification and experience with industrial electrical systems. This position ensures a secure future in a thriving environment.

Benefits

10% Pension

Overtime (1.5x, Double on Sundays)

23 Shifts Holiday

Extensive training provided

Qualifications

• Experience working with 415v systems, control panels, and industrial electrical systems.
• Proven ability to fault find on electrical equipment using multimeters and drawings.
• Flexibility for overtime and proactive attitude toward training and development.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical maintenance across industrial equipment.
• Conduct both reactive and planned maintenance.
• Support minor mechanical tasks when required.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Wiring and testing electrical components

Basic PLC knowledge

Reading electrical drawings

Education

Recognised NVQ Level 3 Qualification

Tools

Multimeters

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer – £52,000 + £2,000 Bonus (OTE £55,000–£60,000) – Ibstock, Leicestershire (LE67)
4 on 4 off (Days & Nights, 12-hour shifts) // 5 on 5 off 4 on 4 off 4 on 5 off (Days & Nights, 12 hour shifts) – 10% Pension + Overtime (1.5x, Double on Sundays) + 23 Shifts Holiday

About the client
ATA are proud to support one of the UK’s largest manufacturing groups, operating 36 sites nationwide, employing over 2,100 people, and generating £450m in revenue annually. This site is one of the newest and most profitable within the group, benefitting from significant recent investment and long-term stability, with quarry resources guaranteed for over 80 years. With strong retention, excellent benefits, and major training opportunities—including PLC and robotics—the business offers a fantastic environment for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking for both security and technical growth.

What you’ll be doing
As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for both reactive and planned maintenance across a wide range of heavy industrial equipment. You’ll spend around 70% of your time on breakdown response and 30% on proactive PPM, ensuring maximum uptime of critical machinery.

Your responsibilities include:

• Carrying out plant-wide electrical maintenance across hoppers, mixers, conveyors, kilns, silos, packaging machinery, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Electrical fault finding on motors, inverters, relays, solenoids, and safety circuits.
• Reading and interpreting electrical drawings to diagnose and resolve issues.
• Wiring, testing, and assembling electrical components safely and effectively.
• Basic PLC fault finding and using IO screens, with training provided on Siemens S7 TIA Portal.
• Supporting minor mechanical tasks (changing bearings, belts, pulleys) when required.
• Working with PPMs issued via tablet, ensuring compliance and accurate records.
• Contributing to continuous improvement projects and supporting installation of new equipment.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer who thrives in fast-paced, large-scale environments and wants exposure to high-value capital machinery.

What the client is looking for
To be successful as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you’ll need:

• A recognised NVQ Level 3 Qualification.
• Experience working with 415v systems, control panels, and industrial electrical systems.
• Proven ability to fault find on electrical equipment using multimeters and drawings.
• Some knowledge of PLCs—basic fault finding as a minimum (full training provided).
• Flexibility for overtime and a proactive attitude toward training and development.
• Open to candidates from industrial, forces, or manufacturing backgrounds.

The right Electrical Maintenance Engineer will enjoy continuous upskilling opportunities, including robotics and PLC programming, while working within a varied and supportive engineering team.

Why you should apply

• Excellent salary with realistic OTE £56–58k through overtime and bonus.
• Secure future with long-term resources and investment in new technology.
• Extensive training provided on PLCs, robotics, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Stable employer with great retention and a positive, supportive culture.

If you think you’re the right Electrical Maintenance Engineer for this opportunity, apply today or contact [e-mail] or call Faisal on 07788 365 715.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation