Maintenance Electrician

Theo James Recruitment Ltd; Cramlington; Presencial; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Theo James Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a heavy manufacturing business to appoint an Industrial Maintenance Electrician in Northumberland. You will join a multidisciplinary team responsible for plant reliability, breakdown response and engineering improvements across industrial machinery and automated production equipment.

The role requires a recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent, with proven maintenance experience and strong fault-finding on motors, drives and

Formación

• Recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent industrial qualification (NVQ3/City & Guilds Level 3).
• Experience in manufacturing electrical maintenance.
• Strong fault-finding on motors, drives, three-phase supplies and control circuits.
• Familiarity with PLC-controlled machinery and diagnostics.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across production machinery.
• Diagnose faults on three-phase systems, motors and drives.
• Investigate PLC-controlled machinery faults using drawings and diagnostics.
• Troubleshoot HMIs, sensors, encoders and control systems communication.
• Support maintenance across presses, heating, CNC machinery and robotics.
• Identify deterioration via preventative inspections and testing.
• Investigate root causes, verify repairs and record defects.
• Assist with installation, commissioning and reliability projects.
• Follow safe isolation and Lockout/Tagout procedures.

Conocimientos

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

PLC control systems

Reading schematics

Educación

Electrical apprenticeship or NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3

Herramientas

Siemens S7/TIA Portal

ABB robots

CNC controls

Industrial networks

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Maintenance Electrician

Location: Northumberland

Salary: £40,000

The Company:

Theo James Recruitment is supporting a heavy manufacturing business with the appointment of an Industrial Maintenance Electrician.

Working across industrial machinery and automated production equipment, you will join a multidisciplinary maintenance team supporting plant reliability, breakdown response and engineering improvements.

Working Hours:

Full-time, permanent.

Day Shift, Monday to Friday

Job Description:

Reporting to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager, the Industrial Maintenance Electrician will diagnose faults, complete safe and lasting repairs, and help improve equipment performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across production machinery and ancillary plant.
• Diagnosing faults on three-phase systems, motors, starters, variable frequency drives, control panels and protection equipment.
• Using electrical drawings, diagnostic software and machine operating sequences to investigate PLC-controlled machinery faults.
• Troubleshooting HMIs, sensors, encoders and communications between control systems, drives and peripheral equipment.
• Supporting maintenance across presses, heating systems, CNC machinery, robotic handling and automated transfer equipment.
• Identifying deterioration through preventative inspections and appropriate electrical testing.
• Investigating root causes, verifying repairs and recording outstanding defects and safety concerns.
• Supporting machinery installation, commissioning, control system upgrades and reliability projects.
• Working with electrical, mechanical and production colleagues while following approved safe isolation and Lockout/Tagout procedures.

Skills & Experience:

To succeed as an Industrial Maintenance Electrician, you will need:

• A recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent industrial electrical qualification, such as NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds Level 3.
• Proven electrical maintenance experience within manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding skills across motors, drives, three-phase supplies and control circuits.
• Working knowledge of PLC-controlled machinery and automated equipment.
• Confidence reading electrical schematics and using testing and diagnostic equipment.
• Experience of planned and reactive maintenance, electrical safety and safe isolation.
• A methodical approach, accurate record-keeping and clear communication under production pressure.
• Experience with Siemens S7/TIA Portal, ABB robots, CNC controls, industrial networks or machinery safety systems would strengthen your application for this Industrial Maintenance Electrician position. These are desirable rather than essential requirements.

Why Should You Apply?

This Industrial Maintenance Electrician opportunity offers:

• A permanent position in a hands-on industrial engineering environment.
• Varied work involving automation, PLC diagnostics and heavy manufacturing machinery.
• Involvement in control system upgrades, engineering projects and reliability improvements.
• Collaboration with electrical, mechanical and production colleagues.