Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing)

Hudson Shribman; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

5% employer pension contribution

Health Shield healthcare cover

Job summary

Hudson Shribman is seeking a Multi-Skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join its manufacturing engineering team on-site in the North West. You will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on a range of industrial equipment, troubleshoot electrical faults, and support upgrades and capital projects.

The role focuses on improving plant reliability, reducing downtime, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing/industrial production environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding on production machinery.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and modify circuits.
• Excellent communication and team-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on industrial machinery.
• Support installation, commissioning and integration of new equipment and lines.
• Work with projects on machinery upgrades and site improvements.
• Minimise downtime through fault finding and root-cause analysis.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement to improve reliability.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLCs

Motors & drives

Reading drawings

Team communication

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Electrical schematics

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing)

Up to 50k + Benefits

North West - Perm Ref: ABJ6742

Location: North West (Primary Manufacturing Site)

Hours: On-site | Day Shift (6:00am-2:00pm / 8:00am-4:00pm - to be discussed)

An established and growing manufacturing business is looking to recruit a Multi-Skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias to join its expanding engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful organisation that is undergoing significant investment, modernisation, and business growth. You'll play a key role in maintaining and improving a wide range of industrial manufacturing equipment while contributing to exciting machinery upgrades, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Working across two manufacturing sites (with one primary site but all 'close'(drivable) in the North West, you'll become part of a proactive engineering team focused on maximising plant reliability, reducing downtime, and supporting future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on a variety of industrial machinery.
• Support the installation, commissioning, and integration of new equipment and production lines.
• Work alongside the projects team on machinery upgrades, site improvements, and engineering initiatives.
• Minimise downtime through effective fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, and operations teams.
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with health & safety legislation and engineering best practice.

Skills & Experience

• HNC (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing or industrial production environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills on production machinery.
• Knowledge of PLCs, motors, drives/inverters, pumps, sensors and encoders.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and carry out circuit modifications.
• Excellent communication skills with a proactive, team-focused approach.

Desirable

• Experience fault finding on Siemens PLC systems.
• Knowledge of extrusion or continuous process manufacturing.
• Comfortable working in a business experiencing growth and operational change.

What's on Offer

• Join a growing manufacturing business investing heavily in its people, facilities, and equipment.
• Opportunity to work on new machinery installations, automation projects, and continuous improvement programmes. Ongoing training and career development. Friendly and supportive engineering team.
• 25 days' annual leave, plus additional long-service holiday entitlement.
• 5% employer pension contribution. Health Shield healthcare cover.

Salary dep. on experience. Up to 50k Base - Must have a car to drive between sites