Electrical Maintenance Engineer: Fault-Finding & Automation

Prime-Appointments; Braintree; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Prime-Appointments in Braintree, England, is seeking a maintenance engineer to join a specialist manufacturing environment. You will perform planned maintenance on production machinery, diagnose electrical faults, and support production reliability.

The role requires an electrically biased, multi-skilled engineer with knowledge of 3-phase systems and control panels. Shift patterns apply, with Monday–Friday rotating shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial maintenance environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills and a recognised electrical qualification.
• Knowledge of 3-phase systems, motors, drives and control systems.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics.
• Basic mechanical maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) on production machinery and site equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults across control panels, PLCs, inverter drives, motors and sensors.
• Support mechanical maintenance activities including bearings, belts, gearboxes and pneumatics.
• Respond to breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Fault finding on automation systems including Siemens and Fanuc controls.
• Complete maintenance records and support continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Reading schematics

3-phase systems knowledge

Mechanical basics

Fault finding on automation

Education

Electrical qualification

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Fanuc controls

Inverter drives

Electrical drawings

Job description

Prime-Appointments in Braintree, England, is seeking a maintenance engineer to join a specialist manufacturing environment. You will perform planned maintenance on production machinery, diagnose electrical faults, and support production reliability.

The role requires an electrically biased, multi-skilled engineer with knowledge of 3-phase systems and control panels. Shift patterns apply, with Monday–Friday rotating shifts.