Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection - Manufacturing & Industry Recruitment Specialists; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Onsite parking

Training and development opportunities

Long-term job security

Job summary

Pioneer Selection is partnering with a growing manufacturer to recruit an electrically biased maintenance engineer to join the engineering team.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery, focusing on electrical fault finding, diagnostics, control panels, motors, sensors, drives and PLC systems, with occasional mechanical maintenance as required to keep operations running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance experience.
• Electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Health & Safety conscious with a proactive approach.
• Experience working within a production environment.
• Good problem-solving and communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production machinery with a focus on electrical systems including control panels, motors, sensors and PLCs.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Support machinery upgrades, installations and continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Electrical fault finding

PPM & reactive maintenance

Problem solving

Communication

Team work

Education

17th/18th Edition electrical qualifications

Job description

I'm working with a growing manufacturer looking to recruit an electrically biased maintenance engineer to join their engineering team.

You'll be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery, with a strong focus on electrical fault finding, diagnostics, control panels, motors, sensors, drives and PLC-controlled equipment. You'll also carry out mechanical maintenance when required to keep production running efficiently.

The role will also involve supporting machinery upgrades, installations, continuous improvement initiatives and wider engineering projects.

This is a great opportunity to join a business investing in its people and site, offering job security, ongoing training and exposure to a variety of automated manufacturing equipment.

Sector - Manufacturer

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Maintenance Engineer

• Electrical maintenance experience
• Electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance.

Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer

• Health & Safety conscious with a proactive approach.
• Experience working within a production environment
• Good problem-solving and communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Desirable Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer

• Worked on hydraulics and pneumatics systems
• Continuous improvement or project experience.
• 17th/18th Edition or other relevant electrical qualifications.

The Maintenance Engineer will benefit from

• Supportive engineering team and positive working environment.
• Excellent benefits package including pension, onsite parking.
• Training and development opportunities for engineers.
• Long-term job security.