Industrial Electrical Engineer: Plant Reliability & Safety

Glennon Brothers; Humbie; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Glennon Brothers in the United Kingdom and Ireland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support safe and reliable maintenance across site operations. You will handle planned and reactive electrical work, ensuring compliance with safety standards and efficient fault resolution, while improving plant reliability.

The role requires hands-on technical expertise, experience with PLCs and automation interfaces, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement within a multi-site timber processing

Qualifications

• Time-served electrical qualification with relevant trade certification/apprenticeship.
• Experience in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of motors, drives, PLCs, instrumentation and automation interfaces.
• Understanding of electrical safety standards and permit-to-work systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and documentation.
• Experience with preventative maintenance and fault-finding in live production.
• Strong troubleshooting and practical hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture.
• Support day-to-day maintenance team activities.
• Perform tasks to ensure efficient use of resources and minimal production disruption.
• Provide hands-on fault diagnosis and rectification of issues to reduce downtime.
• Contribute to preventative maintenance activities and reliability improvements.
• Complete documentation, permits, inspections and records.
• Support plant upgrades, projects, installations and commissioning of new or modified systems.
• Identify recurring faults and lead root cause analysis and improvement actions.
• Communicate effectively with operations, mechanical, automation and engineering teams.
• Follow all company policies, procedures and standards at all times.

Skills

Electrical systems

Industrial maintenance

Preventative maintenance

Troubleshooting

Schematic reading

Lockout/Tagout

Root cause analysis

Team communication

Hands-on approach

Education

Time-served qualification

Tools

PLC

Job description

Glennon Brothers in the United Kingdom and Ireland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support safe and reliable maintenance across site operations. You will handle planned and reactive electrical work, ensuring compliance with safety standards and efficient fault resolution, while improving plant reliability.

The role requires hands-on technical expertise, experience with PLCs and automation interfaces, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement within a multi-site timber processing