Electrical Maintenance Engineer Fast-Paced Plant Overtime

Omega Plc; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus (£3,750)

Overtime premium

1.75x Saturday overtime

Double Time Sunday overtime

Double Time Bank Holidays plus a Day

Company Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Private Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Sick Pay

On-site Parking

Long-term career stability

Job summary

Omega Plc in Doncaster is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our busy, high-output manufacturing site. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment, fault-find, and help maximise plant availability through proactive maintenance and upgrades.

You’ll work with PLCs/SCADA, pneumatic systems, and Lean manufacturing principles, recording activities in the CMMS, and supporting continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent electrical qualification.
• 17th or 18th Edition qualified, Previous experience in a manufacturing, FMCG, chemical, fertiliser, packaging or high-volume production environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic experience on production machinery.
• Experience working with PLC and SCADA systems.
• Knowledge of preventative maintenance and CMMS systems.
• Experience working on automated machinery, conveying systems or high-speed packaging equipment.
• Good understanding of pneumatic systems and mechanical equipment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles such as TPM, 5S and Continuous Improvement.
• Ability to work independently and within a shift engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across a busy manufacturing facility.
• Fault find, diagnose and repair production equipment to maximise plant availability.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, elevators, form fill & seal machinery and palletisers.
• Maintain electrical plant, control systems, PLCs and SCADA systems in line with maintenance schedules.
• Support preventative maintenance activities and planned shutdowns.
• Carry out electrical installations, upgrades and modifications across site.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime and improve reliability.
• Accurately record maintenance activities using CMMS systems.
• Support continuous improvement projects and Lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with Health & Safety procedures and Safe Systems of Work.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC/SCADA

Lean manufacturing

CMMS

Preventative maintenance

Pneumatic systems

Shift work

17th/18th Edition

Education

Electrical qualification (apprenticeship/NVQ Level 3)

Tools

SCADA

CMMS software

PLC programming

Job description

Omega Plc in Doncaster is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our busy, high-output manufacturing site. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment, fault-find, and help maximise plant availability through proactive maintenance and upgrades.

You’ll work with PLCs/SCADA, pneumatic systems, and Lean manufacturing principles, recording activities in the CMMS, and supporting continuous improvements.