Night Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Temporary Contract

Staffline; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffline is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a 12-hour night shift at a large, PLC-driven manufacturing site in Teesside. This temporary role covers 60 hours per week with no weekends, offering a competitive hourly rate and Inside IR35 conditions.

You will join a specialist team supporting automated processes, conveyors, drives and PLC-controlled equipment on a heavy industrial line. The role focuses on preventive and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and continuous

Qualifications

• Strong electrical fault-finding capability.
• Experience with motors, drives, inverters and control systems.
• PLC fault-finding experience preferred in an automated plant.
• Familiarity with conveyors, automated handling equipment and process plant.
• Reactive breakdown and preventative maintenance experience, strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Manufacturing/process/industrial or heavy engineering background.
• NVQ Level 3 or electrical apprenticeship equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across manufacturing plant and equipment.
• Diagnose faults on motors, drives, sensors, control systems and automated machinery.
• Support conveyors, hydraulic systems and material handling equipment.
• Minimise downtime through effective fault finding and repair.
• Assist with plant improvement and reliability projects.
• Support shut-down and maintenance activities.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with engineering standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Motors & drives

Inverters

Control systems

PLC fault-finding

Conveyors

Automation systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 / Electrical apprenticeship

Job description

Staffline is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a 12-hour night shift at a large, PLC-driven manufacturing site in Teesside. This temporary role covers 60 hours per week with no weekends, offering a competitive hourly rate and Inside IR35 conditions.

You will join a specialist team supporting automated processes, conveyors, drives and PLC-controlled equipment on a heavy industrial line. The role focuses on preventive and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and continuous