Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Synergi Search & Select Ltd; Desford; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 15% pension

Training and development

Brand-new automated site

Job summary

Synergi Search & Select Ltd is recruiting an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a brand-new, high-volume facility in Desford. The role focuses on electrical maintenance, fault finding, and supporting automation across conveyors, ovens, kilns and other large-scale machinery.

You'll join a large team of around 20 engineers, with a 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern, and a total pension of up to 15%. The site offers training and long-term progression.

Qualifications

• Electrically qualified with appropriate certifications.
• Strong fault‑finding across automated equipment.
• Experience in FMCG/heavy industrial environments.
• Experience with industrial electrical panels.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical maintenance on automated manufacturing equipment.
• Troubleshoot faults and repair conveyors, ovens, kilns, etc.
• Support continuous improvement, reliability and efficiency across the site.
• Collaborate within a large engineering team and participate in daily handovers.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Automation experience

Industrial machinery

Team collaboration

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ / HNC or equivalent

Tools

Siemens S7

Industrial PLCs

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Desford
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (Days & Nights)
Salary: £57,000 + up to £3,000 annual bonus
Pension: Up to 15% total (10% employer, 5% employee)

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a large engineering team at a state-of-the-art, highly automated manufacturing facility. This is a brand-new, high-volume production site - set to become one of the fastest in Europe - offering excellent training, modern equipment, and long-term progression.

This position has become available due to an engineer leaving, creating an excellent opportunity for a strong electrically-biased engineer to join a well-supported and forward-thinking team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repair across a variety of automated manufacturing equipment.
• Work on conveyors, mixers, ovens, kilns and other large-scale industrial machinery.
• Support continuous improvement, reliability, and efficiency across the site.
• Work within a large engineering team (approx.20 engineers), ensuring safe and efficient operation of all equipment.
• Complete handover processes daily (5:30-6:00).
• Participate in holiday cover to reduce banked hours (296 hours reducing to 206 after handover deductions).
• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance in a dusty, fast-paced FMCG/industrial environment.

Overtime & Hours Structure

• You will have 206 banked hours annually (equivalent to 18 days of overtime per year).
• These hours can only be reduced through holiday cover.
• Weekend holiday cover = time and a half deduction.
• Any overtime not related to holiday cover = paid at time and a half.

Essential Requirements

• Electrically qualified (City & Guilds / NVQ / HNC or equivalent).
• Strong electrical bias with excellent fault‑finding skills.
• Experience in FMCG or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience with industrial electrical panels.
• Exposure to automation, complex machinery, and fast‑paced engineering settings.

Desired Skills

• Siemens experience (including Siemens S7)—desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work within highly automated environments.
• Experience in large production or manufacturing facilities.

Benefits

• Up to 15% total pension (company contributes 10% when you contribute 5%).
• Strong training and development opportunities.
• Chance to work at a brand-new, cutting-edge automated site with major production output.
• Progression opportunities within a large engineering function.

Working Environment

• Dusty industrial environment.
• Highly automated systems and robotics.
• Fastest producing site in Europe (target).
• Large, supportive engineering team (approx.20 engineers).

Interview Process

Stage 1:

Informal technical discussion with Carl, reviewing your CV and experience.

Stage 2:

On‑site technical assessment with an engineer.

• Bring overalls & safety shoes.
• Walk‑through of site.
• Basic practical test (panel work, fault finding).