Electrical Maintenance Engineer | PLCs & Fault Finding

Partnership Recruiting; Dalbeattie; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee discounts and benefits

24/7 confidential wellbeing support

Funded learning and career development

Company Life Assurance

Job summary

Partnership Recruiting is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer for our client in Dalbeattie, UK. The role is a permanent position within a busy engineering team, focusing on electrical maintenance, fault-finding, and breakdown support across production plant and machinery.

You will work alongside engineers under the Engineering Manager, performing planned and reactive maintenance, diagnosing faults, and improving equipment reliability while upholding health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance experience in industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding and repair skills.
• Experience with PLC systems.
• Experience with industrial plant and machinery.
• Knowledge of planned and preventative maintenance.
• City & Guilds 17th/18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations or equivalent.
• Good communication and teamwork.
• Proficiency with computer-based maintenance systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive electrical maintenance across production equipment.
• Diagnose faults and repair to minimise downtime.
• Troubleshoot and test equipment, control systems and software.
• Respond to breakdowns across production lines.
• Work with electrical, electromechanical, pneumatic and mechanical equipment.
• Install and replace motors, pumps and valves.
• Carry out planned maintenance inspections and identify potential faults.
• Ensure equipment safety and operability with production and engineering teams.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship and health & safety.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Electrical fault-finding

PLC systems

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

City & Guilds 17th/18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations

Tools

CMMS/maintenance software

Job description

Partnership Recruiting is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer for our client in Dalbeattie, UK. The role is a permanent position within a busy engineering team, focusing on electrical maintenance, fault-finding, and breakdown support across production plant and machinery.

You will work alongside engineers under the Engineering Manager, performing planned and reactive maintenance, diagnosing faults, and improving equipment reliability while upholding health and safety standards.