Electrical Maintenance Engineer – 4-on 4-off, Enhanced Overtime

Elix Sourcing Solutions; Tunstall; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced overtime

Strong benefits

Job summary

Elix Sourcing Solutions is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The role focuses on maintenance across high-volume processing lines, with a 4-on-4-off pattern (days + nights) and a salary in the £48k–£50k range, plus enhanced overtime and strong benefits.

You will fault-find electrical systems, support safety circuits, and coordinate with mechanical colleagues to minimise downtime in a heavy industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification (Essential): NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering (18th Edition desirable).
• Technical experience in industrial, manufacturing, recycling, or heavy engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and rapid breakdown response across continuous processing lines and heavy equipment.
• Carry out electrical fault-finding and repairs on AC/DC motors, VSDs, actuators, switchgear and safety circuits.
• Perform basic PLC and SCADA fault-finding (reading I/Os, basic signal checks, resets).
• Maintain and service heavy processing machinery: conveyors, hoppers, crushers, mills, presses, cookers, dryers, filters and pumps.
• Support electrical isolations, testing, inspections and small installation projects per Safe Working Procedures.
• Collaborate with mechanical team to minimize downtime and keep plant running efficiently.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Industrial electrical systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mitsubishi PLC

Siemens PLC

Danfoss drives

Job description

Elix Sourcing Solutions is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The role focuses on maintenance across high-volume processing lines, with a 4-on-4-off pattern (days + nights) and a salary in the £48k–£50k range, plus enhanced overtime and strong benefits.

You will fault-find electrical systems, support safety circuits, and coordinate with mechanical colleagues to minimise downtime in a heavy industrial environment.