Electrical Maintenance Engineer

CDM Recruitment Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

15 days off in every 21

No weekend working

Job summary

CDM Recruitment is working with a major engineering and manufacturing business in Newcastle to recruit an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician. This is a hands-on role across a substantial site, covering reactive and preventative maintenance, breakdowns, electrical fault finding and equipment improvement.

The role offers five 12-hour day/night shifts on a 21-day cycle, 15 days off, no weekend working, and a salary of £47-52k plus overtime and an annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Time-served electrical maintenance professional with a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Maintenance experience in manufacturing, production or engineering.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience fault-finding on industrial machinery and control systems.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics.
• PLC fault-finding/diagnostic experience is advantageous.
• HNC or equivalent advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Reactive, planned and preventative electrical maintenance.
• Electrical fault finding and breakdown response.
• Maintenance of manufacturing and production equipment.
• Fault finding on electrical control systems, motors, sensors and associated equipment.
• Reading and interpreting electrical drawings and schematics.
• Root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements.
• Supporting machinery installation and commissioning.
• Continuous improvement and downtime reduction.
• PLC fault finding and diagnostics where required.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Reading schematics

PLC fault finding

Root cause analysis

Education

Time-served electrical apprenticeship

HNC or equivalent

Job description

£47-52k | Newcastle | Permanent

15 days off in every 21 | No weekend working | Private healthcare

CDM Recruitment is working with a major engineering and manufacturing business in Newcastle to recruit an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician.

This is a hands-on electrical maintenance role working across a substantial manufacturing site, covering reactive and preventative maintenance, breakdowns, electrical fault finding and equipment improvement.

The shift pattern is a major benefit: five 12-hour day shifts and five 12-hour night shifts across a 21-day cycle, giving you 15 days off in every 21 with no weekend working.

The role:

• Reactive, planned and preventative electrical maintenance
• Electrical fault finding and breakdown response
• Maintenance of manufacturing and production equipment
• Fault finding on electrical control systems, motors, sensors and associated equipment
• Reading and interpreting electrical drawings and schematics
• Root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements
• Supporting machinery installation and commissioning
• Continuous improvement and downtime reduction
• PLC fault finding and diagnostics where required

What we're looking for:

• Time-served Electrical Maintenance Technician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer
• Recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent
• Maintenance experience within manufacturing, production or engineering
• Strong electrical fault‑finding skills
• Experience fault finding on industrial machinery and control systems
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics
• PLC fault‑finding/diagnostic experience advantageous
• HNC or equivalent advantageous

Package:

• £47-52k
• Overtime and annual bonus
• Permanent position
• 12-hour rotating days and nights
• No weekend working
• 15 days off in every 21
• Private healthcare