Electrical Maintenance Engineer – PLC & Automation (4on/4off)

Venatu Consulting Ltd; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Venatu Consulting Ltd is recruiting an Electrical Maintenance Engineer on a PLC/Automation focus for a North Lincolnshire-based site. The role offers a salary of £39,000–£43,000, a 4-on/4-off days shift (5:30am–4:00pm), and involves supporting automated production equipment with PLCs from Allen Bradley, Siemens and Schneider.

You will perform preventive and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and work closely with engineering and production teams to improve reliability and downtime.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong electrical maintenance background in a manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Experience working with PLC systems (Allen Bradley, Siemens, or Schneider).
• Experience with inverters/variable speed drives, motors and electrical control systems.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations desirable.
• Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure in a reactive maintenance environment.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Independent and proactive problem solver with a focus on reliability.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production and automation equipment.
• Provide rapid response to electrical faults and breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Perform electrical fault finding, diagnostics and repairs on automated machinery.
• Work with PLC-controlled systems including fault finding on Allen Bradley, Siemens and Schneider PLCs.
• Maintain and troubleshoot inverters / variable speed drives (VSDs) and motors.
• Diagnose faults across input/output sensors and control circuits.
• Record maintenance activities in the CMMS system.
• Adhere to health and safety procedures when working on electrical systems.

Skills

Fault finding

Communication

Teamwork

Independence

Education

Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Schneider PLCs

VSDs / Inverters

Motors & drive systems

Job description

Venatu Consulting Ltd is recruiting an Electrical Maintenance Engineer on a PLC/Automation focus for a North Lincolnshire-based site. The role offers a salary of £39,000–£43,000, a 4-on/4-off days shift (5:30am–4:00pm), and involves supporting automated production equipment with PLCs from Allen Bradley, Siemens and Schneider.

You will perform preventive and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and work closely with engineering and production teams to improve reliability and downtime.