Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Omega Resource Group; Keele; On-site; GBP 55,100 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Share purchase schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Long service awards

Ongoing training and development

Excellent career progression

Job summary

Omega Resource Group is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in the Keele area to support a busy manufacturing facility. The role involves fault finding on production machinery, performing planned maintenance, and responding to breakdowns across electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

The successful candidate will uphold health and safety standards, contribute to continuous improvement, and work in a state-of-the-art site offering long-term security, excellent benefits, and clear

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing/production environments is required.
• Electrical fault finding and repairs on production machinery.
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
• Working with electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Adherence to health, safety and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Electrical fault finding and repairs on production machinery.
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Reactive maintenance and breakdown response.
• Working with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Assisting with equipment upgrades and reliability improvements.
• Liaising with production and engineering teams.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Planned maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Liaising with teams

Health and safety compliance

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering

City & Guilds Electrical Qualifications

ONC/HNC/HND Engineering

18th Edition

Apprenticeship

Tools

PLC control systems

VSDs

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Job Location: Newcastle-under-Lyne area , Staffordshire

Job Reward: £55,100 + Premium Overtime + Excellent Benefits OTE up to £60k

Continental Shifts | 4 on 4 off Days & Nights

Job Type: Permanent

Job Industry and client: Manufacturing, instantly recognisable PLC market leader in manufacturing

Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid role with long-term security, excellent benefits, and genuine career progression?

Our client is a leading UK manufacturer investing heavily in its engineering function and is seeking a skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join its established maintenance team at its state-of-the‑art manufacturing facility in Keele. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging, building products, automotive, process, heavy engineering, plastics, chemical or industrial production environments who enjoy fault finding, problem‑solving and working on modern production equipment.

Location & Commutable Areas

The site is easily commutable from:

• Stoke-on-Trent


• Newcastle-under-Lyme


• Crewe


• Nantwich


• Congleton


• Leek


• Stafford


• Stone


• Market Drayton


• Winsford


• Northwich


• Macclesfield


• Uttoxeter


• Alsager


• Sandbach


• Middlewich


• Kidsgrove


• Audley


• Holmes Chapel


• Whitchurch


• Telford


• and surrounding areas.

The Role - Electrical Maintenance Engineer

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will support production by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities across a varied manufacturing plant.

You will diagnose faults, minimise downtime and ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently.

Role Duties include Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Electrical fault finding and repairs on production machinery


• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)


• Reactive maintenance and breakdown response


• Working with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems


• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives


• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards


• Assisting with equipment upgrades and reliability improvements


• Liaising effectively with production and engineering teams

Role Requirements - Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Applications are welcomed from electrically qualified engineers with experience in a manufacturing or production environment.

You may hold:

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering


• City & Guilds Electrical Qualifications


• ONC/HNC/HND Engineering preferred


• 18th Edition preferred


• Apprenticeship

Experience of the following would be advantageous:

• PLC fault finding and diagnostics


• Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)


• Industrial electrical systems


• Hydraulics and pneumatics


• Mechanical maintenance and fitting


• Continuous process or high-volume manufacturing environments

What's on Offer? Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• £55,100 annual salary including shift allowance


• Premium overtime rates


• Continental shift pattern (4 on / 4 off)


• Company pension scheme


• Healthcare cash plan


• Life assurance


• Share purchase schemes


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee assistance programme


• Long service awards


• Ongoing training and development


• Excellent career progression opportunities