Electrical Maintenance Lead - PLC, Uptime & Innovation

Veolia Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays

Health and wellbeing resources

Volunteer day

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer to lead electrical maintenance across our Dagenham site, driving uptime and throughputs. You’ll oversee routine maintenance, shutdowns, and PPM scheduling with INFOR CMMS, and provide hands-on fault finding in a manufacturing environment.

The role requires Level 3 electrical engineering qualification and PLC fault finding experience, plus hands-on work with conveyors, pumps, hydraulics, and MCC panels.

Qualifications

• Level 3 electrical engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• PLC Fault finding and electrical panel fault finding.
• Proven high-level experience with material handling equipment including conveyors, baling equipment, pumps, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and separation technologies.
• Comprehensive practical maintenance experience in process industry, preferably recycling environment.
• Enthusiastic problem solver with analytical investigation skills and practical approach to resolving engineering challenges.
• Experience with low voltage power systems, control systems (DCS/SCADA/HMI/PLC), and CMMS/AMMS systems advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical maintenance operations to maximize facility throughput through routine maintenance, shutdowns, and PPM scheduling via INFOR CMMS
• Provide hands-on electrical support including fault finding, PLC interrogation, and repair of controlled machinery in manufacturing environment
• Maintain plant-wide electrical systems including conveyors, extruders, hydraulics, pumps, separation technology, and MCC control panels
• Manage workflow between shifts, allocate weekend shutdown work, and supervise on-shift technicians distributing labor across breakdowns and PPMs
• Plan and schedule maintenance activities (60/40 tools/planning split) to minimize downtime and maximize uptime and profitability
• Oversee contractor management including site inductions, work instructions, safety compliance, and review of Risk Assessments and Method Statements
• Respond to maintenance requests promptly and complete all required paperwork, reports, and documentation to standard
• Inspect equipment and work areas for deficiencies and hazards, reporting issues to Maintenance Manager for rapid investigation and resolution

Skills

PLC fault finding

Electrical maintenance

Problem solving

Education

Level 3 electrical engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS/AMMS systems

INFOR CMMS

Job description

Veolia is seeking a Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer to lead electrical maintenance across our Dagenham site, driving uptime and throughputs. You’ll oversee routine maintenance, shutdowns, and PPM scheduling with INFOR CMMS, and provide hands-on fault finding in a manufacturing environment.

The role requires Level 3 electrical engineering qualification and PLC fault finding experience, plus hands-on work with conveyors, pumps, hydraulics, and MCC panels.