Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer with PLC Focus

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start times

Lead role in maintenance function

Job summary

Elix Sourcing Solutions is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias for a leading manufacturing operation near Birmingham. The role focuses on hands-on maintenance, fault-finding across automated production equipment and leading improvements in plant reliability.

You will manage day-to-day maintenance activities, support a maintenance team and drive preventative and predictive maintenance strategies while ensuring safety, compliance and continual improvement

Qualifications

• Experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias.
• Proven maintenance experience within a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance strategies to maximise equipment availability, reduce downtime and improve plant reliability.
• Lead and coordinate the maintenance team, allocating work effectively while supporting performance management and training.
• Diagnose, fault-find and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control system breakdowns across production machinery and site services.
• Maintain, modify and improve PLC-controlled systems and automated equipment, supporting installation and commissioning of machinery.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Maintenance planning

Team leadership

PLC/Automation systems

Preventive maintenance

Health & safety compliance

Tools

PLC controllers

Job description

Elix Sourcing Solutions is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias for a leading manufacturing operation near Birmingham. The role focuses on hands-on maintenance, fault-finding across automated production equipment and leading improvements in plant reliability.

You will manage day-to-day maintenance activities, support a maintenance team and drive preventative and predictive maintenance strategies while ensuring safety, compliance and continual improvement