Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer-Selection-Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Private healthcare

Pension 10%

Training & development

25 days holiday

Job summary

Pioneer-Selection-Ltd is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a high-speed FMCG manufacturing site in Derby. You will maintain and improve production machinery, performing planned, preventative and reactive maintenance while diagnosing electrical faults to minimise downtime.

Working within a fast-paced environment, you will engage in root-cause analysis and CI projects, utilising PLCs, drives, and automated equipment to enhance site reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on electrical fault-finding experience.
• Experience carrying out planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance within a fast-paced production environment.
• Recognised electrical engineering qualification to a minimum craft level.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on high-speed production and packaging machinery.
• Perform electrical fault-finding and breakdown response to minimize downtime.
• Contribute to root cause analysis and continuous improvement projects to improve reliability.
• Work with a range of electrical systems, PLCs, drives and automated production equipment.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Education

Craft level electrical qualification

ONC/HND in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens S5

Siemens S7

AC/DC inverter drives

Electrical control systems

Job description

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Derby, Derbyshire

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000

Shift: 3 Shift – Days / Afternoons / Nights

Job Role of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a strong Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a leading FMCG manufacturing business at their high-speed manufacturing facility in Derby.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased engineer looking to join a business that heavily invests in its people, training and development. Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving high-speed production and packaging machinery, ensuring maximum uptime and efficiency.

You will be responsible for carrying out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, alongside electrical fault-finding and breakdown response. You will also have the opportunity to get involved with root cause analysis and continuous improvement projects, helping to improve the reliability and performance of the site.

You will be working with a range of electrical systems, PLCs, drives and automated production equipment, making this an excellent role for an engineer looking to develop their technical skillset.

Sector – FMCG / Factory Maintenance

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on electrical fault-finding experience.
• Experience carrying out planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance within a fast-paced production environment.
• Recognised electrical engineering qualification to a minimum craft level.

Requirements for the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Hands-on experience fault-finding on automated production machinery.
• Experience with PLCs, ideally Siemens S5 and S7.
• Experience with AC/DC inverter drives and electrical control systems.
• Strong electrical engineering knowledge.
• Manufacturing or FMCG experience.
• Mechanical and pneumatic awareness.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond quickly to breakdowns.
• Strong understanding of health & safety and compliance within a manufacturing environment.

Desirable Requirements for the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• ONC/HND in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• COMPEX qualification or experience working within hazardous areas.
• 17th Edition qualification.
• Apprentice-trained background.
• Experience within FMCG, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience with GMP and KPI-driven manufacturing environments.
• Experience with continuous improvement and root cause analysis.

The Electrical Maintenance Engineer will benefit from:

• £55,000 - £60,000 salary including a £3,500 shift allowance.
• Working for a well-established global manufacturing business.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• 10% non-compulsory pension.
• Private healthcare.
• 25 days holiday / 200 hours.
• Opportunity to develop technically within a highly automated manufacturing environment.
• The chance to work on high-speed production and packaging machinery.

Shift Pattern

• Days: Monday–Thursday 6am–2pm, Friday 6am–12pm.
• Afternoons: Monday–Thursday 2pm–10pm, Friday 12pm–6pm.
• Nights: Sunday 6pm–6am, Monday–Thursday 10pm–6am.
• 4 Saturdays per year are required, with 14 days' notice to make up contracted hours.