Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Rotating Shifts

Whittan Industrial Limited; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittan Industrial Limited in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join our fast-moving manufacturing operation. You will maintain production equipment, diagnose electrical faults, and support continuous improvement initiatives to maximise uptime and OEE.

The role involves planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance, with strong PLC fault-finding, CMMS usage, and collaboration with production teams and external contractors.

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance engineering experience in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills with PLC troubleshooting ability.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems and CMMS.
• Ability to analyse problems, identify root causes and implement solutions.
• NVQ/BTEC or equivalent engineering qualification.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, predictive and reactive maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults across production equipment.
• Support machine uptime and OEE targets.
• Conduct routine inspections, servicing and improvements.
• Record maintenance activities and machine history using the CMMS system.
• Manage spare parts usage and monitor stock levels.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and external contractors.
• Ensure all work complies with safety procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement to increase asset reliability.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC troubleshooting

PMM systems

Root cause analysis

Teamwork

Communication

Press tooling experience

Workshop machinery operation

Education

NVQ/BTEC in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Whittan Industrial Limited in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join our fast-moving manufacturing operation. You will maintain production equipment, diagnose electrical faults, and support continuous improvement initiatives to maximise uptime and OEE.

The role involves planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance, with strong PLC fault-finding, CMMS usage, and collaboration with production teams and external contractors.