Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Food PLC Fault-Finding

Ganymede Solutions Ltd.; Rothesay; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation provided by client

Ferry costs covered by client

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions Ltd. is seeking an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to support a food production facility on the Isle of Bute.

This 3-month initial contract requires hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault diagnosis, and the identification of improvements to equipment reliability and production performance. You will work with the engineering team to troubleshoot faults, schedule planned maintenance, and contribute value through proactive problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Electrically qualified engineer with strong electrical maintenance experience.
• Ideally a 70/30 electrical-to-mechanical skill set, with some mechanical maintenance capability.
• Experience with PLCs, automation and ladder logic fault finding.
• Dairy or food production experience would be beneficial.
• Hands-on approach and ability to work independently, troubleshoot faults and identify improvements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance on production equipment.
• Diagnose electrical faults and support PLC fault finding, ideally using ladder logic.
• Troubleshoot automation systems and resolve production issues.
• Identify and implement improvements to equipment reliability and performance.
• Assist with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) scheduling.
• Work closely with the engineering team and leadership to improve maintenance processes.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying problems and adding value to the site.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

PLC fault finding

Troubleshooting

Independent worker

Tools

PLC systems

Automation systems

Job description

Ganymede Solutions Ltd. is seeking an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to support a food production facility on the Isle of Bute.

This 3-month initial contract requires hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault diagnosis, and the identification of improvements to equipment reliability and production performance. You will work with the engineering team to troubleshoot faults, schedule planned maintenance, and contribute value through proactive problem-solving.