Electrical Maintenance Engineer - PLCs & Reliability

Accelerated People Management; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional overtime

Training

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Accelerated People Management is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Barnsley to diagnose and fix faults on automated production lines, and to lead reliability improvements. You will manage PLCs, drives and sensors, performing planned and reactive maintenance to boost equipment uptime.

The role emphasizes fault finding, continuous improvement, and hands-on working with automated machinery in a manufacturing setting. On-site position with clear progression and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Electrical or multi-skilled maintenance experience.
• Manufacturing or industrial engineering background.
• Strong electrical fault-finding abilities.

Responsibilities

• Electrical fault finding on production machinery.
• PLC and control system diagnostics.
• Planned and reactive maintenance.
• Identifying causes of recurring breakdowns.
• Improving equipment reliability and performance.
• Supporting automation and machinery upgrades.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC and control systems diagnostics

Planned and reactive maintenance

Manufacturing or industrial background

Reliability & continuous improvement

Strong electrical fault-finding

Education

Level 3 Electrical / Engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen Bradley

Job description

Accelerated People Management is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Barnsley to diagnose and fix faults on automated production lines, and to lead reliability improvements. You will manage PLCs, drives and sensors, performing planned and reactive maintenance to boost equipment uptime.

The role emphasizes fault finding, continuous improvement, and hands-on working with automated machinery in a manufacturing setting. On-site position with clear progression and training opportunities.