Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Plant Reliability

Elix Sourcing Solutions; Turves Green; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Elix Sourcing Solutions is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias for a busy manufacturing site in the UK. The role leads day-to-day maintenance, supports a small team and drives preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control systems.

You will fault-find, install, test and commission equipment, while ensuring safety, compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Experience with PLC-controlled systems and automated machinery.
• Ability to fault-find across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control systems.
• Experience managing contractors and external service providers.
• Flexible approach to working hours, with occasional out-of-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement maintenance strategies to maximise equipment availability.
• Lead and coordinate the maintenance team.
• Diagnose, fault-find and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control systems across production equipment.
• Maintain PLC-controlled systems and automated machinery, including testing and commissioning.
• Ensure machinery and electrical installations are safe and compliant.
• Support engineering projects and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate external contractors to complete work safely and to standard.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and monitor expenditure against budget.

Skills

Electrical bias

Industrial experience

Fault finding

Mechanical systems

Pneumatic systems

Control systems

PLC control

Preventative maintenance

Installation & commissioning

H&S compliance

Contractor management

Fabrication & welding

Flexible hours

Tools

PLC controllers

Automation equipment

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Elix Sourcing Solutions is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias for a busy manufacturing site in the UK. The role leads day-to-day maintenance, supports a small team and drives preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control systems.

You will fault-find, install, test and commission equipment, while ensuring safety, compliance and continuous improvement.