Shift Electrician - Doncaster

Crompton Technical Recruitment Ltd; Bentley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Crompton Technical Recruitment is partnering with a major UK manufacturing business to recruit a Shift Electrical Maintenance Engineer for their Doncaster site. You’ll join an established engineering team responsible for maintaining plant reliability in a fast-paced production environment.

We’re seeking an electrically qualified engineer with experience in manufacturing, fault finding, and PLC/inverter drives, who can support upgrades, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Qualified electrician with industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience with fault finding and improving equipment reliability.
• Knowledge of PLC-controlled machinery and variable speed drives.
• Experience with preventative maintenance systems.
• Basic mechanical maintenance abilities.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across a range of industrial plant and equipment.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical faults to minimise production downtime.
• Supporting installation, modification and commissioning of new electrical equipment.
• Working with production teams to improve machine performance and reliability.
• Fault finding on motors, control panels, PLC-controlled equipment and inverter drives.
• Completing maintenance documentation and ensuring work is accurately recorded.
• Ensuring all engineering activities comply with health, safety and environmental procedures.
• Contributing to continuous improvement projects across the site.
• Providing engineering support during breakdowns and assisting colleagues when required.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Diagnostic skills

Preventive maintenance

PLC control systems

Variable speed drives

Mechanical maintenance basics

Education

Electrical Apprenticeship or Level 3 Electrical qualification

Tools

PLC-controlled machinery

Inverter drives

Job description

Shift Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Doncaster

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off

Crompton Technical Recruitment is partnering with a major UK manufacturing business to recruit experienced Shift Electrical Maintenance Engineer for their site in Nottingham.

Our client is a well‑established manufacturer operating within the food, agriculture and renewable processing sectors. With multiple production facilities across the UK, they continue to invest in their engineering teams and offer long‑term career opportunities within a stable and growing business.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified electrician with industrial maintenance experience who enjoys fault finding, improving equipment reliability and working within a fast‑paced production environment.

The Role

As a Shift Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you’ll become part of an established engineering team responsible for maintaining plant reliability and ensuring production runs safely and efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across a range of industrial plant and equipment.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical faults to minimise production downtime.
• Supporting installation, modification and commissioning of new electrical equipment.
• Working with production teams to improve machine performance and reliability.
• Fault finding on motors, control panels, PLC‑controlled equipment and inverter drives.
• Completing maintenance documentation and ensuring work is accurately recorded.
• Ensuring all engineering activities comply with health, safety and environmental procedures.
• Contributing to continuous improvement projects across the site.
• Providing engineering support during breakdowns and assisting colleagues when required.

About You

We’re keen to speak with electrically qualified maintenance engineers who have experience within manufacturing, heavy industry or continuous process environments.

You’ll ideally have:

• A recognised Electrical Apprenticeship or Level 3 Electrical qualification.
• Previous experience maintaining industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Strong electrical fault‑finding and diagnostic skills.
• Knowledge of PLC‑controlled machinery and variable speed drives.
• Experience working with preventative maintenance systems.
• Basic mechanical maintenance abilities.

Equal Opportunities: We are an equal opportunities employer.