Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site training and development

Weekend overtime opportunities

Overtime opportunities

Growing manufacturing environment with

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is partnering with an established manufacturer in Port Talbot to recruit an Electrical Maintenance Engineer. The role focuses on electrical and control fault diagnosis across automated production equipment, including Omron/Siemens PLCs, within a 3‑shift pattern and with shift allowance.

You will carry out maintenance, respond to breakdowns, fault-find PLCs, support installation of new machinery and contribute to continuous improvement and reliability.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering or maintenance background in manufacturing.
• Experience with PLC-controlled machinery and automation.
• Strong electrical fault-finding abilities.
• Ability to interrogate PLCs, read programs and diagnose faults.
• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance across production equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and identify electrical and control faults.
• Fault finding on Omron /Siemens PLC systems.
• Interrogate PLC systems, read programs and trace I/O to diagnose faults.
• Making minor PLC adjustments and edits where appropriate.
• Fault finding across motors, sensors, drives, control panels and automated equipment.
• Completing planned and preventative maintenance activities.
• Carrying out repairs and improvements to increase equipment reliability.
• Working closely with the wider engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Supporting the installation and commissioning of new machinery.
• Getting involved in continuous improvement, automation and engineering projects.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

PLC fault diagnosis

PLC interrogation

Automated equipment

Proactive improving

Electrical qualification

Industrial environment

Education

Electrical or engineering qualification

Tools

Omron PLC

Siemens PLC

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Port Talbot
£48,000 - including shift allowance + overtime
3 Shift Pattern

Yolk Recruitment is working with an established and growing manufacturer looking to recruit Electrical Maintenance Engineers to join its engineering team.

This is a great opportunity for an electrically biased maintenance engineer who enjoys fault finding, breakdowns and working with modern automated equipment. You'll be joining a business investing in its engineering capability, with continued growth, increased production demand and further projects planned.

The role will have a strong electrical and controls focus, with responsibility for diagnosing faults across automated production equipment, including working withOmron /Siemens PLC systems.

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out electrical maintenance across production and manufacturing equipment
• Responding to breakdowns and identifying electrical and control system faults
• Fault finding on Omron /Siemens PLC-controlled machinery
• Interrogating PLC systems, reading programs and tracing I/O to diagnose faults
• Making minor PLC adjustments and edits where appropriate
• Fault finding across motors, sensors, drives, control panels and automated equipment
• Completing planned and preventative maintenance activities
• Carrying out repairs and improvements to increase equipment reliability
• Working closely with the wider engineering and manufacturing teams
• Supporting the installation and commissioning of new machinery
• Getting involved in continuous improvement, automation and engineering projects

What we're looking for

• Electrical Engineering or Maintenance background
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills
• Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery
• Ability to interrogate PLCs, read programs and use them for fault diagnosis
• Experience working with automated manufacturing equipment
• A recognised electrical or engineering qualification
• A proactive approach to breakdowns, reliability and continuous improvement

Salary & Benefits

• £48,000 including shift allowance
• Overtime opportunities available
• Additional earning potential through weekend overtime
• Training and development on site-specific control systems
• Opportunity to further develop your PLC and automation knowledge
• Involvement in new equipment and engineering projects
• Growing manufacturing environment with further investment planned

If you're an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or Multi-Skilled Engineer with strong electrical fault-finding skills and experience working with PLC-controlled equipment, we'd like to hear from you.