Lead Electrical Engineer – Manufacturing & Automation

EGGER UK; Auchinleck; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and pension

Private health care

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Wellbeing checks

Free parking

Job summary

EGGER UK is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead the Electrical Engineering Department at Barony, Auchinleck. You will drive a safe, reliable, and cost-effective electrical service, maximise plant availability, and support operational performance in a modern, highly automated manufacturing environment.

You will lead a team of electrical engineers and technicians, develop maintenance strategies, support capital projects, and ensure compliance with legislation and company standards.

Qualifications

• Degree, HND, Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Time-served Electrician.
• Supervisory or management experience in industrial/manufacturing settings.
• Working knowledge of Siemens automation systems (TIA Portal; S5/S7) and fault-finding.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the Electrical Engineering team.
• Maximise reliability and availability of plant equipment and site electrical infrastructure.
• Develop and implement preventative and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Lead electrical fault diagnosis and root-cause analysis.
• Plan and support capital investment projects and commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with electrical, health & safety and statutory requirements.
• Manage budgets, resources, contractors and critical spares.
• Drive continuous improvement to improve reliability and cost efficiency.
• Monitor and report departmental performance and improvement plans.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering and Group colleagues to support business objectives.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Team leadership

Maintenance strategies

Fault diagnosis

Health & safety

Education

Degree / HND / Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Siemens S5/S7 PLC

Job description

EGGER UK is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead the Electrical Engineering Department at Barony, Auchinleck. You will drive a safe, reliable, and cost-effective electrical service, maximise plant availability, and support operational performance in a modern, highly automated manufacturing environment.

You will lead a team of electrical engineers and technicians, develop maintenance strategies, support capital projects, and ensure compliance with legislation and company standards.