Senior Electrical Maintenance Lead – Plant Reliability

Partnership Recruiting; Dalbeattie; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing support

Training & development

Life Assurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Partnership Recruiting is seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a well‑established manufacturing operation in Dalbeattie, Scotland. You will supervise hands-on electrical maintenance, drive preventative maintenance, reliability, and support the wider engineering team.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will work with shift teams to identify recurring faults, implement improvements, manage spares and contractor activity, and ensure safe, reliable plant operation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on electrical maintenance experience in an industrial setting.
• Experience with PLC systems and fault-finding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned and preventative maintenance with engineering teams.
• Provide hands-on electrical support and contribute to PM programme.
• Identify recurring faults and implement improvements to increase uptime.
• Support contractor management and site safety.
• Assist with engineering projects and site improvements.
• Manage critical spares and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

PLC systems

Fault finding

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Communication

Organisational skills

Under pressure

Basic computer literacy

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Tools

None

Job description

Partnership Recruiting is seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a well‑established manufacturing operation in Dalbeattie, Scotland. You will supervise hands-on electrical maintenance, drive preventative maintenance, reliability, and support the wider engineering team.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will work with shift teams to identify recurring faults, implement improvements, manage spares and contractor activity, and ensure safe, reliable plant operation.