Electrical Maintenance Engineer — Lead Reliability & Automation

elix Sourcing Solutions; Sheet; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£45,000 salary

6-month fixed-term contract

Mon-Fri

On-site role

Pension

Job summary

Elix Solutions Ltd Maintenance Engineer – Electrical Bias role based in Petersfield, Hampshire. A 6-month fixed-term contract (on-site) with responsibilities spanning preventative and predictive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and plant reliability improvements.

The role requires leadership of the maintenance team, strong electrical skills and safe, compliant operations in a manufacturing setting. The position is commutable from Petersfield, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Havant and Fareham, with an

Qualifications

• Experienced maintenance engineer with an electrical bias.
• Manufacturing/industrial experience required.
• Knowledge of safety and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance & Reliability: Develop and improve preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance strategies to maximise equipment availability and reduce downtime.
• Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate the maintenance team, allocating work effectively and supporting performance management and training.
• Fault Finding: Diagnose, fault-find and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control system breakdowns across production machinery and site services.
• Electrical & Automation: Maintain, modify and improve PLC-controlled systems and automated equipment, and assist testing and commissioning of machinery and plant.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure machinery and installations are maintained safely and in compliance with statutory requirements and inspections.
• Projects & Continuous Improvement: Support engineering initiatives and capital projects to improve reliability, efficiency and safety.
• Contractor Management: Coordinate external contractors ensuring safe work and adherence to standards and procedures.
• Maintenance Management: Maintain records, asset histories and manage maintenance purchasing and budgets.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC control systems

Automation & control

Maintenance planning

Contractor management

Job description

Elix Solutions Ltd Maintenance Engineer – Electrical Bias role based in Petersfield, Hampshire. A 6-month fixed-term contract (on-site) with responsibilities spanning preventative and predictive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and plant reliability improvements.

The role requires leadership of the maintenance team, strong electrical skills and safe, compliant operations in a manufacturing setting. The position is commutable from Petersfield, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Havant and Fareham, with an