Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Imperium Recruitment; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% Pension

Training and development opportunities

24 Shifts Holiday

Job summary

Imperium Recruitment LTD is seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a fast-paced, highly automated distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent. You will maintain and improve the reliability and availability of a wide range of automated materials-handling equipment, carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.

This electrically biased role requires strong fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and automated systems.

Qualifications

• Qualified to Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in a maintenance engineering environment, ideally within automation, distribution, logistics, FMCG or manufacturing.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where uptime is critical.
• Able to diagnose faults independently and make sound engineering decisions.
• Familiar with conveyors, sensors, motors, drives, pneumatics and automated machinery.
• PLC experience would be advantageous.
• Familiar with CMMS or similar maintenance-management system.
• Good communicator with Engineering and Operations teams.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

CMMS experience

Conveyors & drives

PLC experience

Team communication

Equipment maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Education

Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Stoke on Trent

Salary £55,000

3 on 3 off

Days & 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 off
• Days & Nights
• 6% Pension
• Training and development opportunities.
• 24 Shifts Holiday