Maintenance Electrician

Manpower; Dudley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day week

Stable employer

Plant investment

Challenging environment

Engineering-led culture

Job summary

Manpower in Dudley, West Midlands, is recruiting a Maintenance Electrician for a permanent, four-day week role on a heavy engineering site. You will support reliability and performance of production equipment and site services, offering stability and a strong work-life balance.

Responsibilities include planned and reactive electrical maintenance, fault-finding on motors and drives, and involvement in improvements and upgrades.

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy manufacturing environments.
• Proactive and safety-conscious approach.
• Able to work independently and with a wider engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive and reactive electrical maintenance.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical faults on plant and production equipment.
• Support breakdown response to minimise production downtime.
• Work on motors, drives, control systems and industrial installations.
• Assist with machinery upgrades and improvement projects.
• Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with site procedures.

Skills

Industrial electrical maintenance

Motors and motor control

Variable speed drives

Fault-finding

Electrical installations

Preventive maintenance

Education

Electrical qualifications

Job description

Maintenance Electrician Manpower Dudley, West Midlands

Days Position | Monday to Thursday

Flexible Start Time Available

40 Hours Per Week

Permanent Position

The Opportunity

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established heavy engineering manufacturer with a long-standing reputation for quality, reliability and investment. Due to continued growth and ongoing improvements across the site, the company is looking to appoint an experienced Maintenance Electrician to support the reliability and performance of production equipment and site services. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business that places engineering at the centre of its future strategy while offering excellent stability and work-life balance through a four-day working week.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive electrical maintenance
• Diagnose and rectify electrical faults on plant and production equipment
• Support breakdown response and minimise production downtime
• Work on motors, drives, control systems and industrial electrical installations
• Assist with machinery upgrades and improvement projects
• Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with site procedures

Why Join?

• Four-day working week
• Stable and growing employer
• Ongoing investment in plant and equipment
• Varied and technically challenging environment
• Engineering-led culture with strong future plans

What We're Looking For

We're interested in electricians from heavy manufacturing, foundry, steel, recycling, quarrying, aggregates, process manufacturing or similar industrial environments. Ideally you'll have experience with:

• Industrial electrical maintenance
• Motors and motor control systems
• Variable speed drives and inverters
• Fault-finding on production machinery
• Electrical installations and control panels
• Preventative maintenance systems

You’ll also have:

• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills
• Experience within an industrial manufacturing environment
• A proactive and safety-conscious approach
• The ability to work independently and as part of a wider engineering team

Relevant electrical qualifications are highly desirable. Please note: This position is based within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment involving heat, dust, noise and large-scale production equipment.