Electrical Maintenance Technician (Days)

Northwood; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative engineering firm in Lancaster is seeking an Engineering Technician with an electrical bias. The role involves improving equipment reliability, troubleshooting, and utilizing CI methodologies. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications such as an NVQ Level 4 in Electrical Maintenance and strong problem-solving skills. Benefits include a company pension, life assurance, and various discounts. Apply now to join a team valuing innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Company pension

Life assurance

Free company products

Free on-site parking

Discounts on food, retail, and gyms

Wellness programmes

Free early access to pay scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Proactive approach to maintenance and improvements.
• Experience with performance reporting.
• Capability to conduct root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment issues.
• Prepare weekly/monthly performance reports.

Skills

Growth mindset

Proactive thinking

Advanced PLC fault finding

Problem solving skills

Education

NVQ Level 4/HNC in Mechanical Maintenance

NVQ Level 4/HNC in Electrical Maintenance

18th Edition Electrical Qualification

Job description

Feel like advancing your Electrical Engineering expertise in an intelligent, improvement-focused production and recycling environment?

You will be fully utilised in this role, reducing downtime, improving repair times, and enhancing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

About the Role

Sustaining and improving equipment reliability and efficiency, you'll help create innovative maintenance systems, supporting the development of performance measures and yearly maintenance plans.

Shift pattern: 8am to 4:30pm (30 min break)

This role includes call-outs (1 in 5 weeks), entitling you to an additional bonus of £250 + mileage paid.

What you'll get involved in:

• PPM maintenance programs
• Commissioning new projects
• Utilising planning tools and CMMS systems to organise weekly tasks and improvement projects.
• Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation of all maintenance activities.

As our Engineering Technician (Electrically biased), you will play an integral role in troubleshooting equipment issues, conducting root cause analysis (RCA), and implementing long-term solutions to prevent recurrence.

From managing spare parts and purchasing systems, to conducting criticality and obsolescence assessments, your attention to detail will help streamline operations and support continuous improvement (CI).

To further support CI, you will use improvement tools such as 5S, TPM, Asset Management and Kaizen. We'll also rely on you to prepare weekly/monthly performance reports.

If you're ready to take ownership of reliability, drive performance, and be part of a team that values innovation and excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral scheme

Requirements

What you'll bring to Northwood:

• Growth mindset with proactive thinking style
• NVQ Level 4/HNC in Mechanical Maintenance (or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 4/HNC IN Electrical Maintenance (or equivalent)
• 18th Edition Electrical Qualification, or alternatively, completion of a fully indentured multi-discipline apprenticeship (Mechanical and electrical)
• Advanced PLC fault finding and problem solving skills

If you've got the background and willingness to learn, we've got the commitment, security, and highly rewarding career prospects for you!

Apply now to get started