Timber Frame Electrical Reliability Engineer

Glennon Brothers Group; Irvine; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Glennon Brothers Group is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support safe and efficient maintenance across site operations. You will provide hands-on electrical support, ensure compliance with safety standards, and help improve plant reliability and performance.

The role involves supporting the electrical maintenance team, diagnosing faults, and contributing to preventative maintenance programs while working within a multi-site timber processing business in the UK and Ireland.

Qualifications

• Time-served Electrical qualification with relevant trade certification and/or apprenticeship.
• Proven experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems including motors, drives, PLC-controlled equipment, instrumentation and automation interfaces.
• Extensive understanding of electrical safety standards, lock-out/tag-out and permit-to-work systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience supporting preventative maintenance programmes and fault-finding in live production environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and decision-making skills with a practical, hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, ensuring all electrical work is carried out in compliance with company policies, risk assessments and electrical safety legislation.
• Support the day-to-day activities of the electrical maintenance team.
• Perform electrical maintenance tasks to ensure efficient use of resources and minimal production disruption.
• Provide hands-on support for fault diagnosis and rectification of electrical issues to reduce downtime.
• Contribute to preventative maintenance activities and support continuous reliability improvements.
• Complete electrical documentation, permits, inspections and records accurately and on time.
• Support plant upgrades, projects, installations and commissioning of new or modified electrical systems.
• Identify recurring faults and lead root cause analysis and improvement actions.
• Communicate effectively with operations, mechanical, automation and engineering teams.
• Follow all company policies, procedures and standards at all times.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Industrial maintenance

Safety compliance

Root cause analysis

PLC automation

Read schematics

Education

Time-served electrical qualification

Tools

PLC control systems

Job description

Glennon Brothers Group is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support safe and efficient maintenance across site operations. You will provide hands-on electrical support, ensure compliance with safety standards, and help improve plant reliability and performance.

The role involves supporting the electrical maintenance team, diagnosing faults, and contributing to preventative maintenance programs while working within a multi-site timber processing business in the UK and Ireland.