Maintenance Electrician

Comton Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Overtime opportunities

Stable employment

Job summary

Comton Group in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join our engineering team. You will maintain, fault-find and repair a range of industrial electrical and control systems to keep plant and equipment safe, reliable and operational.

The ideal candidate will have an electrical apprenticeship and substantial maintenance and fault-finding experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, with PLCs, HMIs and drives experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial electrical maintenance and fault finding.
• Background in heavy industrial manufacturing.
• Experience with electrical control systems and industrial machinery.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance and repair across industrial equipment.
• Diagnose faults quickly to minimise downtime.
• Work on PLC-controlled machinery, HMIs and drives.
• Perform planned and preventative maintenance.
• Assist with electrical installations and modifications.
• Ensure safety and compliance with procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Fault finding

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC & HMI experience

Electrical apprenticeship

Education

Recognised electrical apprenticeship

Tools

PLCs and PLC-controlled equipment

HMI screens

Servo motors and drives

Job description

Maintenance Electrician

Location: Sheffield

Salary: £43,210 per annum

Hourly Rate: £19.10 per hour

Shift Allowance: £5,960 per annum

Shifts: Rotating mornings & afternoons - 6:00am-2:00pm / 12:00pm-8:00pm

Overtime: Available during the week and some weekends (optional)

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join our engineering team in Sheffield.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically qualified engineer with a strong maintenance and fault-finding background, ideally gained within a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, fault-finding and repairing a range of industrial electrical and control systems, helping to ensure plant and equipment remain safe, reliable and operational.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance, fault finding and breakdown repairs across a range of industrial equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical faults quickly and effectively to minimise production downtime.
• Work on PLC-controlled machinery, HMI systems, servos and drives.
• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance activities.
• Assist with electrical installations and modifications where required.
• Work with industrial machinery and equipment including, where applicable, furnaces, burners, forging equipment and safety systems.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to improvements in equipment reliability.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with relevant company procedures and electrical regulations.
• Work closely with other members of the engineering and production teams.

About You

• A Maintenance Electrician with a recognised electrical apprenticeship.
• Experienced in industrial electrical maintenance and fault finding.
• Confident diagnosing and repairing electrical breakdowns.
• Ideally experienced within a heavy industrial, manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experienced working with electrical control systems and industrial machinery.

Experience with the following would be highly beneficial

• PLCs and PLC-controlled equipment
• HMI screens
• Servo motors and drives
• Furnaces and burners
• Forging equipment
• Industrial safety systems
• Electrical installation and modifications

An up-to-date 18th Edition qualification would be advantageous. However, we are happy to consider candidates who require an 18th Edition refresher course if they have the right maintenance experience and skill set.

Important

This role is focused heavily on industrial maintenance, fault finding and breakdown response.

We are not looking for candidates whose experience is solely in domestic electrical work or installation. Candidates from a purely installation/domestic background are unlikely to have the type of maintenance and fault-finding experience required for this position.

We will, however, consider candidates from a range of industrial backgrounds, including automation, FMCG and other manufacturing environments, provided they have strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience.

Working Hours & Benefits

• £19.10 per hour
• £5,960 annual shift allowance
• Total earnings: £43,210 per annum
• Rotating shifts:
• 6:00am-2:00pm
• 12:00pm-8:00pm
• Overtime available during the week
• Optional weekend overtime — weekend work is not expected
• 18th Edition refresher training available for the right candidate