Electrical Maintenance Technician

Sigma Recruitment Limited; Buxton; On-site; GBP 42,500 - 57,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension 6% after 12 months

Job summary

Sigma Recruitment Limited is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician in Buxton. You will maintain electrical and instrumentation equipment across an automated plant, performing planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding and commissioning activities.

You’ll mentor an electrical apprentice and contribute to continuous improvement within a small maintenance team, with overtime options and a start-to-mid career progression path.

Qualifications

• A time-served electrical apprenticeship.
• Hands-on fault-finding/installation experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on all electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Fault-find and repair automated plant, including PLCs, VSDs and process instrumentation.
• Plan, complete and record electrical testing to stay compliant with BS7671 wiring regulations.
• Get involved in commissioning new plant and equipment as the site grows.
• Contribute to root cause analysis after failures to prevent repeat downtime.
• Assist in mentoring the electrical apprentice on day-to-day maintenance tasks.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Mentoring

Education

Time-served electrical apprenticeship

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Technicians

Why You Should Apply: Boost your take-home – if you’re an electrical technician or maintenance electrician near Buxton who wants to earn more, overtime pays up to 2.0x, and every call‑out is £25 plus four hours at double time. The extras stack up fast on top of a strong base rate.

Fix and build real kit: From gas‑fired driers and bucket elevators to robot palletisers, screw conveyors and inline packing machines, you’ll fault‑find across PLCs, VSDs and process instrumentation. If you love solving problems on an automated plant, you won’t be bored.

Muck in and shape things: This is a small maintenance team with a start‑up mindset. Your ideas on how the plant runs are heard, and you’ll have a genuine say in how the site’s electrical operations develop.

Pass on what you know: You’ll help mentor the electrical apprentice so you leave your mark by bringing someone up while sharpening your own skills.

Your salary, benefits & hours of work: £22.84 per hour (around £50,000 a year on a 42.5‑hour week). Overtime at 1.5x during the week and on Saturdays, 2.0x on Sundays. Call‑out scheme: £25 per call‑out plus a minimum of four hours at 2.0x pay. 20 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays to start, rising with service to 27 days plus bank holidays. Company pension rising to 6% after 12 months.

Days: Monday to Friday, with flexibility around a minimum of 9 hours per day (for example, 7am to 4pm, half‑hour unpaid lunch).

What You’ll Do as the Electrical Maintenance Technician

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on all electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Fault‑find and repair automated plant, including PLCs, variable speed drives and process instrumentation.
• Plan, complete and record electrical testing to stay compliant with BS7671 wiring regulations.
• Get involved in commissioning new plant and equipment as the site grows.
• Contribute to root cause analysis after failures to prevent repeat downtime.
• Assist in mentoring the electrical apprentice on day‑to‑day maintenance tasks.

What You’ll Need to Apply for the Electrical Maintenance Technician

• A time‑served electrical apprenticeship.
• Hands‑on fault‑finding/installation experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting.

Location: approximate.