Electrical Maintenance Technician – PLC/Drives, On-Call

Pertemps; Caerleon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer

Private healthcare (BUPA)

On-site gym

Electric bike scheme

On-call allowance £6,500

Job summary

Pertemps is hiring an Electrical Maintenance Technician for a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You will join a multi-disciplined engineering team to support electrical systems in a high-volume production environment serving the automotive sector.

You will contribute to planned maintenance, fault finding, improvements and breakdown response, including participation in a 1 in 9 on-call rota. Candidates should have relevant electrical qualifications and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proficient PLC fault finding and programming.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site.
• Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines.
• Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements.
• Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required.
• Participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota, providing out-of-hours support when required.

Skills

Electrical safety

PLC fault finding

Electrical drawings

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Job description

Pertemps is hiring an Electrical Maintenance Technician for a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You will join a multi-disciplined engineering team to support electrical systems in a high-volume production environment serving the automotive sector.

You will contribute to planned maintenance, fault finding, improvements and breakdown response, including participation in a 1 in 9 on-call rota. Candidates should have relevant electrical qualifications and strong problem-solving skills.