Electrical Maintenance Technician – Manufacturing Plant

Stirling Warrington; Catherine Slack; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Overtime opportunities

Hands-on experience

Career development

Mentoring apprentices

Job summary

Stirling Warrington is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician for our Barnsley site. You will maintain production machinery, perform PPMs and diagnose faults to keep equipment running safely and efficiently.

This hands-on role requires diagnosing faults, solving technical problems, and supporting continuous improvement across the site. The position includes a 4-shift pattern and overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in electrical/engineering discipline.
• 4 years’ industrial maintenance experience or more.
• Experience as Electrical Maintenance Engineer/Technician or similar.
• Experience in manufacturing/production environments.
• Experience using a CMMS or computerised maintenance management system.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance and repairs on production machinery, plant and equipment.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to reduce breakdowns and downtime.
• Respond quickly to electrical and mechanical breakdowns and perform fault finding.
• Diagnose faults on production machinery and restore safe operation.
• Fault finding on mechanical systems including gearboxes and related equipment.
• Work with pneumatic and hydraulic systems and circuits.
• Support reliable operation of manufacturing and production equipment.
• Collaborate with on-site contractors and remote service engineers.
• Record maintenance activities and repairs using the CMMS accurately.
• Monitor stock levels of critical engineering spare parts.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to improvements in machine reliability.
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects where required.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineering apprentices.
• Follow all health and safety procedures and standards.
• Work flexibly to support production requirements, including overtime.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Maintenance planning

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 (Electrical)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Stirling Warrington is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician for our Barnsley site. You will maintain production machinery, perform PPMs and diagnose faults to keep equipment running safely and efficiently.

This hands-on role requires diagnosing faults, solving technical problems, and supporting continuous improvement across the site. The position includes a 4-shift pattern and overtime as needed.