Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Overtime

Training

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in the Northampton area. The role involves hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance on production machinery, with training on specialist equipment and opportunities to develop skills in a food manufacturing environment.

You will join a team performing reactive and pre-planned maintenance, fault finding, and site services support. The position offers flexitime, overtime, and a Monday–Friday pattern.

Qualifications

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance on production machinery and site equipment.
• Training on specialist production equipment.
• Flexible hours with overtime and training opportunities.
• Food manufacturing environment experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Reactive and pre-planned maintenance across production machinery and site equipment.
• Fault finding on machinery with training on specialist production equipment.
• Support breakdown repairs and regular site maintenance.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical engineering

Production machinery

Fault finding

Tools

PLC

CNC

Pneumatics

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

£40,000 - £45,000 + Flexitime + Overtime + Training

Northampton, Wellingborough

Are you a Electrical Maintenance Engineer, or similar with any electrical or mechanical experience on production machinery, looking to join a company offering excellent training, overtime, flexitime, and the opportunity to develop your skills on a wide range of specialist production equipment?

On offer is the opportunity to join an established food manufacturing business supplying products across the UK. You will receive hands-on training while assisting with reactive and pre-planned maintenance across electrical, mechanical and site services equipment.

In this varied role, you will support breakdown repairs, planned maintenance, machinery fault finding, general site maintenance, and the upkeep of site services including lighting, heating, electrical reticulation, and air systems. You will work closely with senior engineers, production teams, contractors, and suppliers while supporting safe working practices and helping to minimise downtime.

This role would suit a Electrical Maintenance Engineer or similar with an interest in electrical and mechanical maintenance who is looking for a Monday to Friday role, overtime, flexitime, training, and the chance to develop within a food manufacturing environment.

The Role:

• Reactive and pre-planned maintenance across production machinery and site equipment
• Fault finding on machinery, with training on specialist production equipment
• Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, with flexitime and overtime available

The Person

• Electrical Maintenance Engineer or similar
• background in mechanical & electrical engineering with an interest in manufacturing and production
• Full UK Driving Licence and commutable to Wellingborough

Reference: BBBH26111D

Keywords: Junior Maintenance Engineer, Junior Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Trainee Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Production Maintenance, PPM, Reactive Maintenance, PLC, CNC, Pneumatics, Fault Finding, Site Maintenance, Food Manufacturing, FMCG, Production Machinery, Wellingborough, Northampton, Kettering, Rushden, Bedford, Milton Keynes.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.