Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Discover Recruitment; Workington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Recruitment is seeking an Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Technician for a busy industrial site in the UK. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance to keep electrical, control and instrumentation systems safe, reliable and compliant.

You will fault-find PLC/DCS and instrumentation, support permit-to-work and risk assessments, and work with a multi-disciplinary team to drive reliability and continuous improvement across plant operations.

Qualifications

• Electrical, Control & Instrumentation apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in regulated industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience in hazardous areas (ATEX/DSEAR desirable).
• Strong fault-finding on PLC, DCS, control and instrumentation systems.
• Familiarity with CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance to a high standard.
• Fault-find on electrical systems including 415V three-phase systems, PLC/DCS control systems, and instrumentation.
• Conduct inspections, testing, preventative maintenance, and reliability-based maintenance activities.
• Support permit-to-work, isolation, risk assessment, and safe system of work processes.
• Assist with plant modifications, upgrades, and new equipment installations.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, reliability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Support training and mentoring of colleagues where required.

Job description

Purpose of the Role

An Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Technician is required to support a busy engineering team within a high-hazard industrial manufacturing environment. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operation of plant equipment. Safety is the highest priority.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance and installation activities safely and to a high standard.
• Perform fault-finding on electrical systems (including 415V three-phase systems), PLC/DCS control systems, and instrumentation.
• Conduct inspections, testing, preventative maintenance, and reliability-based maintenance activities.
• Support permit-to-work, isolation, risk assessment, and safe system of work processes.
• Assist with plant modifications, upgrades, and new equipment installations.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, reliability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Support training and mentoring of colleagues where required.

Preferred Experience

• Electrical, Control & Instrumentation apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• Experience within a regulated industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in hazardous areas (ATEX/DSEAR environments desirable).
• Strong fault-finding skills on PLC, DCS, control, and instrumentation systems.
• Familiarity with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• COMPEX certification desirable (or willingness to obtain).

Key Competencies

• Willingness to learn
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Customer and operational focus.
• Ability to adapt, collaborate, and deliver results.