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Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Cullompton; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Supervisor for a long-established manufacturing site near Tiverton, Devon. The role is Monday to Friday days with flexible hours and a focus on work-life balance.

The candidate will join a 12-person maintenance team, taking ownership of reactive and planned maintenance, fault finding, and improvements. A supportive culture and real autonomy are highlighted in the description.

Qualifications

• Electrically biased maintenance background.
• Experience within manufacturing, process or industrial environments.
• Confident fault finding on three-phase systems, motors, drives and panels.
• Able to work independently and support continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Reactive and planned preventive maintenance across site.
• Fault finding on electrical systems and production equipment.
• Supporting installations, projects and plant improvements.
• Coordinating contractors and overseeing work carried out on site.
• Assisting with maintenance planning and reliability improvements.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical maintenance

Maintenance planning

Project support

Contractor coordination

Education

Industrial maintenance qualification or equivalent

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Supervisor

Cullompton, Devon

Monday to Friday, Days (Flexible Hours)

Electrical Maintenance Engineer: Circa £42,000

No nights | Work-life balance | Genuine autonomy

We're working with a long-established manufacturing business near Tiverton operating within a continuous process environment. This is a smaller, close-knit site with a strong team culture, offering a more relaxed and flexible working environment than many larger FMCG operations.

Due to continued investment, the business is looking to recruit either an Electrical Maintenance Engineer. Salary and responsibilities will reflect the level of experience, making this an excellent opportunity whether you're an experienced engineer looking for a stable days role or an established supervisor seeking a position with greater work-life balance.

The Role

You'll be joining a maintenance department of 12, supporting a team of five electrical engineers.

This is a Monday to Friday days role with flexibility around start and finish times, allowing for a healthy work-life balance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reactive and planned preventative maintenance across site.
• Fault finding on electrical systems and production equipment.
• Supporting installations, projects and plant improvements.
• Coordinating contractors and overseeing work carried out on site.
• Assisting with maintenance planning and reliability improvements.

Machinery & Environment

• Continuous process machinery including paper machines, rollers and conveyors.
• Three-phase systems, motors, drives, panels and control systems.
• PLC-controlled equipment (fault-finding level).
• A mixture of legacy and newer plant.
• General site services and infrastructure.

What They're Looking For

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Electrically biased maintenance background.
• Experience within manufacturing, process or industrial environments.
• Confident fault finding on three-phase systems, motors, drives and panels.
• Able to work independently and support continuous improvement activities.

What's on Offer

• Electrical Maintenance Engineer salary circa £42,000.
• Monday to Friday days (no shift) role with flexible hours.
• No nights.
• 1 in 4 call-out rota, although call-outs are rare and typically resolved over the phone.
• Stable, long-established business with a supportive culture.
• Genuine opportunity to influence engineering standards and the future direction of the department.

If you're an experienced Electrical Engineer looking to move away from shifts and seeking a more balanced role, this is an opportunity to join a well-established business where you'll have the autonomy to make a real difference.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please get in touch.