Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Northwood; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm based in Lancaster is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician (Electrically biased) to enhance equipment reliability and efficiency. The role involves maintaining performance measures, troubleshooting equipment issues, and implementing long-term solutions. Candidates should have relevant electrical qualifications and a proactive mindset. Attractive benefits include a pension scheme, life assurance, and various discounts. Immediate call-outs offer additional bonuses.

Benefits

Company pension

Life assurance

Free company products

Free on-site parking

Employee discounts

Wellness programmes

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Proactive mindset and willingness to learn.
• Strong electrical and mechanical maintenance qualifications.
• Experience with performance reporting and continuous improvement tools.

Responsibilities

• Sustaining and improving equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Creating innovative maintenance systems and yearly maintenance plans.
• Conducting troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

Skills

Advanced PLC fault finding

Proactive thinking

Problem-solving skills

Education

NVQ Level 4/HNC in Mechanical Maintenance

NVQ Level 4/HNC in Electrical Maintenance

18th Edition Electrical Qualification

Job description

Feel like advancing your Electrical Engineering expertise in an intelligent, improvement-focused production and recycling environment?

About the Role

Sustaining and improving equipment reliability and efficiency, you'll help create innovative maintenance systems, supporting the development of performance measures and yearly maintenance plans.

Shift pattern: 8am to 4:30pm (30 min break)

This role includes call-outs (1 in 5 weeks), entitling you to an additional bonus of £250 + mileage paid.

What you'll get involved in:

• PPM maintenance programmes
• Commissioning new projects
• Utilising planning tools and CMMS systems to organise weekly tasks and improvement projects.
• Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation of all maintenance activities.

As our Engineering Technician (Electrically biased), you will play an integral role in troubleshooting equipment issues, conducting root cause analysis (RCA), and implementing long-term solutions to prevent recurrence.

From managing spare parts and purchasing systems, to conducting criticality and obsolescence assessments, your attention to detail will help streamline operations and support continuous improvement (CI).

To further support CI, you will use improvement tools such as 5S, TPM, Asset Management and Kaizen. We'll also rely on you to prepare weekly/monthly performance reports.

If you're ready to take ownership of reliability, drive performance, and be part of a team that values innovation and excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay schemeSalary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral scheme

Requirements

• Growth mindset with proactive thinking style
• NVQ Level 4/HNC in Mechanical Maintenance (or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 4/HNC IN Electrical Maintenance (or equivalent)
• 18th Edition Electrical Qualification, or alternatively, completion of a fully indentured multi-discipline apprenticeship (Mechanical and electrical)
• Advanced PLC fault finding and problem solving skills

If you've got the background and willingness to learn, we've got the commitment, security, and highly rewarding career prospects for you!

Apply now to get started