Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Imperium Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

6% Pension

Job summary

Imperium Recruitment Ltd in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to keep highly automated distribution centre equipment running at peak performance.

You will carry out preventative maintenance and reactive repairs, fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and automated systems, and work with Operations to maximize equipment availability. CMMS experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Qualified to Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in a maintenance engineering environment, ideally within automation, distribution, logistics or manufacturing.
• Strong in both electrical and mechanical fault-finding.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across automated equipment and site systems.
• Respond to breakdowns, diagnosing faults and restoring equipment to service.
• Fault-find across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and automated systems.
• Maintain conveyors, sortation systems, motors, gearboxes, sensors and drives.
• Record maintenance activities and parts usage through the CMMS.
• Support projects, upgrades and maintenance shutdowns.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Conveyors

CMMS experience

Pneumatics

Education

Level 3 Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Automation equipment

Job description

Stoke on TrentSalary £55,0003 on 3 offDays & Nights

We are looking for an experienced

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

to join the engineering team at a fast-paced, highly automated distribution centre in Stoke on Trent

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased engineer with strong multi-skilled capability who enjoys fault-finding, solving problems and keeping complex automated systems running at peak performance.

Working as part of a busy engineering team, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving the reliability and availability of a wide range of automated materials-handling equipment.

You will carry out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs, helping to minimise downtime and ensure the distribution operation continues to run safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities for a Maintenance Engineer

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across automated equipment and site systems.
• Respond quickly and effectively to breakdowns, diagnosing faults and restoring equipment to service.
• Fault-find across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and automated systems.
• Maintain equipment including conveyors, sortation systems, motors, gearboxes, sensors, drives and automated handling machinery.
• Use electrical drawings, schematics and technical documentation to diagnose faults.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Accurately record maintenance activities, faults and parts usage through the CMMS.
• Work closely with Operations to maximise equipment availability and minimise disruption.
• Support planned engineering projects, upgrades and maintenance shutdowns.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and housekeeping at all times.

Experience and Qualifications required for a Maintenance Engineer

• Qualified to Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Experienced in a maintenance engineering environment, ideally within automation, distribution, logistics, FMCG or manufacturing.
• Strong in both electrical and mechanical fault-finding.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where equipment uptime is critical.
• Confident diagnosing faults independently and making sound engineering decisions.
• Familiar with conveyors, sensors, motors, drives, pneumatics and automated machinery.
• PLC experience would be advantageous.
• Comfortable using a CMMS or similar maintenance-management system.
• A good communicator who can work effectively with both Engineering and Operations teams.

Salary and Benefits for this Maintenance Engineers Role

• Salary £55,000
• 3 on 3 offDays & Nights
• 6% Pension
• Training and development opportunities.
• 24 Shifts Holiday