Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Stirling Warrington; Padiham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension

Holiday purchase scheme

Employee recognition programme

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Long service awards

Company social events

Ongoing training and career developing

Job summary

Stirling Warrington in Lancashire is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to improve plant reliability in a fast-paced, highly automated manufacturing facility. You will perform planned preventative maintenance, fault finding, and contribute to continuous improvement while ensuring safe, efficient operation.

The role involves fault finding on electrical control systems, motors, drives and sensors, reading schematics, supporting mechanical maintenance, and working with production teams.

Qualifications

• Recognised Electrical Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
• Experience within manufacturing, production or FMCG environments.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience with motors, inverters, sensors, control circuits and industrial electrical systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and equipment reliability.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Commitment to high standards of health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown repairs.
• Electrical fault finding and first-time fixes across production machinery.
• Diagnosing faults on electrical control systems, motors, drives, sensors and associated equipment.
• Supporting mechanical maintenance activities where required as part of a multi-skilled engineering team.
• Identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Supporting engineering projects, machinery upgrades and capital investment.
• Maintaining engineering spares and ensuring critical stock levels are available.
• Working closely with production teams to maximise equipment availability.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in accordance with company procedures and current H&S legislation.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Read schematics

Preventive maintenance

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer£48,000 Monday-Friday Triple Shift Lancashire

Looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer role where you can make a real impact on plant reliability and continuous improvement?We're recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturer operating from a modern, highly automated production facility in Lancashire.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased engineer who enjoys fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You'll be part of a close-knit engineering team responsible for keeping production running safely, efficiently and reliably while contributing to ongoing engineering projects and plant improvements.

The Role

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining a wide range of production machinery and site assets, ensuring maximum uptime and reliability.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown repairs.
• Electrical fault finding and first-time fixes across production machinery.
• Diagnosing faults on electrical control systems, motors, drives, sensors and associated equipment.
• Supporting mechanical maintenance activities where required as part of a multi-skilled engineering team.
• Identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Supporting engineering projects, machinery upgrades and capital investment.
• Maintaining engineering spares and ensuring critical stock levels are available.
• Working closely with production teams to maximise equipment availability.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in accordance with company procedures and current H&S legislation.

About You

We're looking for an engineer who can demonstrate:

• Recognised Electrical Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
• Experience within manufacturing, production or FMCG environments.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience with motors, inverters, sensors, control circuits and industrial electrical systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and equipment reliability.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Commitment to high standards of health and safety.

17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations is highly desirable. PLC fault-finding experience would also be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• £48,000 per annum (including shift allowance)
• Monday-Friday rotating triple shift:
  Days: 06:00-14:00
  Afternoons: 14:00-22:00
  Nights: 22:00-06:00
• Modern manufacturing facility
• Ongoing training and career development
• Workplace pension
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Employee recognition programme
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Long service awards
• Company social events