Maintenance Engineer - Electrical Bias

Yolk Recruitment; Devon and Torbay; Presencial; GBP 41.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days annual leave

Excellent pension contribution

Life assurance

Help@Hand wellbeing services

EV salary sacrifice

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts: retail/travel/leisure

Onsite parking

Canteen facilities

Workwear provided

Training and development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Plymouth-based opportunity with a leading global engineering manufacturer. The role focuses on electrically biased maintenance across CNC tools, with emphasis on Fanuc controls.

You will work within a high-precision environment, maintaining and fault-finding across a wide range of equipment. The ideal candidate is apprentice-trained or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering, with CNC/machine tool experience and strong fault-finding skills.

Formación

• Electrically apprentice-trained or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in industrial maintenance with CNC machine tools or automated equipment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills, including three-phase systems, motors and drives.
• Experience with Fanuc CNC controls.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• Good understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics in maintenance.
• Proactive, problem-solving approach; works well independently or in a team.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out reactive and planned preventative maintenance across CNC machine tools and related equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults in motors, drives, inverters and control circuits.
• Fault-finding on Fanuc CNC control systems and interpret alarms and diagnostics.
• Read electrical schematics and drawings to support repairs.
• Support mechanical and hydraulic maintenance with the wider team.
• Assist with installation, commissioning and modification of machinery.
• Identify recurring faults and implement improvements to reduce downtime.
• Complete maintenance records and follow health and safety procedures.

Conocimientos

Electrical fault-finding

Three-phase systems

Motors

Drives

Industrial control panels

Fanuc CNC controls

Schematic reading

Educación

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Herramientas

CNC machine tools

Descripción del empleo

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Plymouth | Circa £45,000 | Monday to Friday, Double Days

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a leading global engineering manufacturer in Plymouth with the recruitment of an Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, highly respected engineering business specialising in the manufacture of advanced hydraulic components, including piston motors, pumps and valve systems used across a range of industries worldwide.

Working within a modern, high-precision manufacturing environment, you'll be responsible for maintaining and fault-finding across an extensive range of CNC machine tools, with a particular emphasis on Fanuc control systems.

The site benefits from continued investment in manufacturing technology and offers a varied, hands on engineering role within an experienced maintenance team.

The Role

As an Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

• Carrying out reactive and planned preventative maintenance across a large range of CNC machine tools and associated manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical faults involving motors, drives, inverters, sensors, relays, contactors and control circuits.
• Fault-finding on Fanuc CNC control systems, interpreting alarms, diagnostic information and machine I/O to identify and resolve faults.
• Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and technical drawings to support fault diagnosis and repairs.
• Supporting mechanical and hydraulic maintenance activities alongside the wider engineering team.
• Assisting with the installation, commissioning and modification of new and existing machinery.
• Identifying recurring equipment faults and implementing improvements to increase reliability and reduce downtime.
• Completing maintenance records and ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with health and safety procedures.

What We’re Looking For

• Electrically apprentice-trained or qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Previous experience within an industrial maintenance environment, ideally involving CNC machine tools or automated manufacturing equipment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills, including three-phase systems, motors, drives and industrial control panels.
• Experience working with Fanuc CNC controls would be highly advantageous.
• Confident reading electrical schematics and using diagnostic equipment to identify faults.
• A good understanding of mechanical maintenance, with the ability to support repairs involving hydraulics, pneumatics and associated machine components.
• A proactive approach to maintenance, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Working Hours & Salary

Salary: Circa £45,000 per annum

Shift Pattern: Alternating Monday to Friday shifts

• Early Shift: 06:00-14:00
• Late Shift: 14:00-22:00
• No night shifts

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
• Excellent contributory pension scheme, with 7.5% employer contribution when contributing 6%.
• Life assurance up to 6x annual salary.
• Access to 24/7 virtual GP appointments, mental health counselling and physiotherapy through the Help@Hand wellbeing service.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Cycle to Work and Home & Tech salary sacrifice schemes.
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts.
• Occupational health support.
• Onsite parking, canteen facilities and workwear provided.
• Training and development opportunities.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a financially secure, globally recognised engineering manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality and precision engineering.

You'll benefit from a Monday to Friday shift pattern with no nights, a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to develop your skills within a well-established maintenance team.