Electrical Test & Maintenance Technician

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd. is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Operator in Bolton on a 12-month contract.

The role involves maintaining process and plant equipment within a world-class defence organisation, with responsibilities spanning surface-mount soldering, PAT and ESD testing, and carrying out calibration and service of STTE to keep production lines running smoothly. The ideal candidate will have an engineering apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21, ONC or equivalent, and City &

Qualifications

• Formal technical engineering apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21.
• Formal further education certificate to ONC or equivalent.
• City & Guilds in Electrical Studies Parts 2 & 3 desirable.
• Experience with surface-mount repairs and fine soldering work.
• IET Code of Practice for In-Service inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment.
• Ability to interrogate drawings during fault finding activities.
• Self-driven and capable of working independently.
• SAP knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform precise surface-mount soldering and component-level repairs on Circuit Card Assemblies.
• PAT testing across the manufacturing site.
• ESD testing and inspection.
• Maintain, calibrate, and service site STTE to ensure production lines run smoothly.
• Read and interpret schematic diagrams and technical wiring drawings to identify root-cause electrical issues.

Skills

Surface-mount soldering

Fault finding

Read schematics

Independent work

Education

NVQ Level 3 / TR23 / TR21

ONC or equivalent

City & Guilds in Electrical Studies Parts 2 & 3 desirable

Tools

SAP

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Operator
Bolton
12 Month Contract
Hourly Rate £29.02 to start
Full Time Onsite - Standard Days

An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Operator to work with a World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton to join an improving team within the Calibration & Maintenance Department. This role is open to Open to candidates from Aerospace, Defence, Automotive, Motorsport, Rail, Medical Devices, or High-Tech Industrial Manufacturing.

This will involve working in an autonomous capacity, maintaining process and plant equipment. The work is extremely varied, challenging and rewarding.

Responsibilities:

• Perform precise surface-mount soldering and component-level repairs on Circuit Card Assemblies
• PAT testing across the manufacturing site.
• ESD (electro-static discharge) testing and inspection.
• Maintain, calibrate, and service site Special Test & Equipment (STTE) to ensure production lines run smoothly
• Read and interpret schematic diagrams and technical wiring drawings to identify root-cause electrical issues.

Skillset/experience required:

• Formal technical engineering/ craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21.
• Formal further education certificate to ONC or equivalent.
• City & Guilds in Electrical Studies Parts 2 & 3 desirable

• Experience with surface-mount repairs and fine soldering work.
• IET Code of Practice for In-Service inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment
• Ability Interrogate drawings during fault finding activities.
• Self-driven and capable of working independently.
• A good understanding of SAP would be desirable.