Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Kingston Barnes Ltd; Poolway; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free parking

On-site parking

Job summary

Kingston Barnes Ltd is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on-site in the UK. The role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving electrical systems and PLC fault finding across the site, including Siemens PLCs and DCS components.

Training on HV systems is provided to support safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in electrical engineering, accompanied by leadership qualities and a commitment to

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining electrical systems and equipment in an industrial setting.
• Proficient at maintaining and fault-finding PLCs.
• Strong ability to read electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Electrical qualifications are essential.
• Engineering or Manufacturing background is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on electrical systems and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair AC/DC motors and PLCs to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose faults using schematics and technical manuals, ensuring safe repair.
• Return equipment to operation promptly with minimal disruption.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

PLC fault finding

Electrical schematics

Industrial electrical systems

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens PLCs

DCS system

Job description

Are you a strong electrical engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience doing maintenance and fault finding on PLCs? If so, this role could be for you! We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our client's dynamic engineering team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving electrical systems and fault finding on PLCs across the site. This role offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with strong technical expertise in electrical systems, leadership qualities, and a commitment to safety and quality standards. The position involves working on complex electrical equipment, Siemens PLCs, DCS system, three phase motors, HV (Training provided). The Electrical Maintenance Engineer is expected to provide preventative maintenance and electrical service and support to the site, ensuring continuous improvement in the standards of electrical engineering, health and safety and environmental performance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on electrical systems and equipment.
• Replace, dismantle and repair AC and DC motors, including cleaning, changing brushes, replacing bearings and couplings, and testing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve electrical faults using schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Diagnose and repair equipment breakdowns, identifying failure modes of plant equipment and returning the equipment to operation safely and in a reasonable timeframe.
• Fault find on PLCs to ensure seamless automation processes.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, diagrams, and technical documentation accurately.

Skills

• Experience with electrical systems, including troubleshooting and repair of industrial equipment.
• Proficiency in maintaining PLCs.
• Strong understanding of electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Electrical qualifications are essential.
• Engineering or Manufacturing background is essential.

Benefits

• Company pension.
• Free parking.
• On-site parking.