Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Electrical & Controls

Orion Electrotech; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Career progression opportunities

Cycle-to-work scheme

Gym membership support

On-site parking

Referral bonus scheme

Enhanced company sick pay

Job summary

Orion Electrotech in the United Kingdom is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join a fast-paced manufacturing team. You will deliver planned and reactive maintenance across production assets, driving equipment reliability and uptime while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

The role emphasizes electrical and controls bias with strong mechanical maintenance skills, offering work on automated production equipment, site services, and hands-on problem solving through RCA and CMMS

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related discipline.
• Strong industrial electrical maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across manufacturing and production equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, controls, automation, and mechanical faults.
• Fault find using PLCs, HMIs, electrical testing equipment, instrumentation, and diagnostic tools.
• Work on motors, drives, sensors, encoders, safety circuits, control systems, and automation equipment.
• Support machinery upgrades, modifications, and continuous improvement projects.
• Carry out mechanical maintenance including bearings, chains, belts, gearboxes, couplings, alignment, and guarding.
• Complete inspections, testing, calibration checks, and safety verifications.
• Assist with equipment commissioning, installation projects, and machine improvements.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) on recurring faults and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records through a CMMS.
• Participate in shift handovers and communicate effectively with production and engineering teams.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

PLC/Automation

Mechanical maintenance

Schematic interpretation

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Multimeters

Insulation testers

Clamp meters

Job description

Orion Electrotech in the United Kingdom is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join a fast-paced manufacturing team. You will deliver planned and reactive maintenance across production assets, driving equipment reliability and uptime while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

The role emphasizes electrical and controls bias with strong mechanical maintenance skills, offering work on automated production equipment, site services, and hands-on problem solving through RCA and CMMS