Electrical Maintenance Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Preston; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for the Blackburn/Preston area, offering a salary between £37,000 and £40,000. This full-time role encompasses machine maintenance and fault-finding on high-end CNC machinery, backed by full OEM training and significant career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Full OEM Training Provided

Overtime paid at premium rates

Annual Company Bonus

Matched pension contributions up to 7%

27 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Company mobile & laptop

Life insurance cover

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Siemens 840D controls for fault-finding.
• Strong electrical bias, with 70% of the role focused on electrical work.
• Comfortable in high-security engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high-end CNC machining centres.
• Ensure compliance within a regulated environment with a skilled team.
• Work weekday hours with guarantees for overtime.

Skills

Electrical bias

CNC machine tool maintenance

Siemens 840D controls

Reliability

Team-oriented

Job description

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Client:

Hunter Selection

Location:

preston, lancashire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

20.07.2025

Expiry Date:

03.09.2025

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Job Description:

On-Site CNC Machine Tool Engineer - Electrically Biased (Blackburn/Preston)

Weekday days based role.

£37,000 - £40,000 + Guaranteed Weekly OT + Bonus + Full OEM Training + Premium Benefits
Permanent | 45 hrs/week | Early Finish Fridays | High-Security Site

We are recruiting for a specialist Machine Tool Engineer to join a dedicated team working exclusively on a fleet of high-end CNC machining centres at a leading manufacturing facility.

This is a rare opportunity to work on some of the most advanced machinery in the UK-machines ranging from £1.5M to £8M in value-backed by full OEM training and long-term development.

Key Details:

• Location: Blackburn/Preston area

• Shift: Mon-Thurs 8:00-18:00, Fri 8:00-15:30 37.5 hour week + overtime (45 hrs/week)

• Contracted Hours: 37.5 hrs/week, with 7.5 hrs guaranteed overtime paid at time and a half

• Security: Due to site clearance requirements, British-born nationals only

Requirements:

• Strong electrical bias - around 70% of the role is electrical

• Proven experience working on Siemens 840D controls (essential - fault finding)

• Solid background in CNC machine tool maintenance

• Comfortable working within a high-security, regulated engineering environment

• Team-oriented and reliable - working as part of a close-knit, highly skilled on-site team of 10

What's On Offer:

• Full OEM Training Provided

• Overtime paid at premium rates - Up to 2 hrs at 1.25x, then 1.5x

• Annual Company Bonus

• Matched pension contributions up to 7%

• 27 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (with average OT pay included)

• Company mobile & laptop

• Life insurance cover

This is a high-profile, secure position with real career progression and a strong team culture. Ideal for someone who enjoys a structured environment and wants to develop further with top-end technology and premium machinery.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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