Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Newsquest Ltd; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Holiday buy scheme

Structured career progression

Pension plan

Employee Helpline counselling and adiv

Gym membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Eye care

Retail discounts

Volunteer Charity Day

Job summary

Newsquest Ltd in Weymouth is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join the Print Centre Engineering team on a shift basis. You will fault-find, repair and maintain a wide range of production equipment and support safe, efficient operation of the print line.

Responsibilities include planned maintenance, installation support, and helping to improve equipment reliability. The role requires interpretation of electrical drawings and adherence to H&S standards in a busy production environment.

Qualifications

• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to support both electrical and mechanical maintenance activities.
• Good understanding of planned preventative maintenance principles.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and technical documentation.
• Strong awareness of Health & Safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical equipment faults.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance activities.
• Support the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.
• Maintain high levels of equipment reliability and performance.
• Use electrical drawings to support fault finding and repairs.
• Calibrate, reset and maintain press equipment and systems.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
• Ensure engineering areas, workshops and stores are well maintained.
• Comply with Health & Safety policies and safe systems of work.
• Collaborate with production teams, contractors and colleagues.

Skills

Fault-finding

Engineering experience

Electrical & mechanical maintenance

PPM (planned preventive maintenance)

Electrical drawings interpretation

Health & safety aware

Reliability under pressure

Multi-discipline development

Job description

Description

We're looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our Print Centre Engineering team in Weymouth.

Application Deadline

9 November 2026

Department

Print Operations

Location

Weymouth

We're looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our Print Centre Engineering team in Weymouth. Working on a shift basis, you'll be responsible for fault-finding, repair and maintenance across a wide range of production and ancillary equipment. You'll play a key role in maximising plant availability through effective breakdown response and planned preventative maintenance (PPM), helping to ensure our print operation runs safely, efficiently and reliably.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical equipment faults.


• Carry out planned preventative maintenance activities.


• Support the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.


• Maintain high levels of equipment reliability and performance.


• Use electrical drawings and technical documentation to support fault finding and repairs.


• Calibrate, reset and maintain press equipment and associated systems.


• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site.


• Ensure engineering areas, workshops and stores are maintained to a high standard.


• Comply with all Health & Safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.


• Work collaboratively with production teams, contractors and colleagues across the Print Centre.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.


• Experience working within an engineering or manufacturing environment.


• Ability to support both electrical and mechanical maintenance activities.


• Good understanding of planned preventative maintenance principles.


• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and technical documentation.


• Strong awareness of Health & Safety and safe working practices.


• Reliable, accountable and able to perform effectively under pressure.


• Willingness to develop technical knowledge and skills across engineering disciplines.


• Physically capable of working throughout a busy production environment, including confined spaces and manual handling activities where required.

This role is critical to maintaining the reliability and efficiency of our print operation, ensuring products are delivered to customers on time through the effective maintenance and optimisation of plant and equipment.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off


• Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility


• Structured career progression & ongoing training


• Pension plan


• Employee Helpline counselling and advice


• Perks & discounts, including:
  
  
  
  • Gym membership
  
  
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  
  
  • Eye care
  
  
  • Retail discounts
  
  
  
  


• Optional annual Volunteer Charity Day