Maintenance Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

Job Title: Maintenance Electrician

Location: Hartlepool, North East, UK

Salary: £42,238 basic (inclusive of shift allowance), rising to £46,395 upon demonstration of site-specific competencies + quarterly bonus.

Shifts: 12-hour days and nights (2 days, 2 nights, followed by 4 days off)

Site Based

Permanent

A vacancy has arisen for an Electrical Craft Team Member to join our client’s Engineering team at the Pipe Mill in Hartlepool. As part of a small, multi-disciplined engineering team, you will provide first-line expertise to our client’s manufacturing areas.

• A competitive salary with annual pay reviews.
• 35 days of annual leave per year.
• A quarterly bonus scheme (subject to business performance).
• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution).
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Employee discount scheme (including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover, and various local services).

• Reporting to the Shift Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
• Assisting the engineering team in carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Ensuring Health, Safety & Environmental standards are maintained and safe working procedures are followed.
• Providing first-line technical expertise and troubleshooting to minimise plant downtime.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to process control systems in collaboration with relevant peers.
• Maintaining high-quality workmanship, ensuring robust repairs that prevent recurrence of faults.
• This position operates on a shift pattern of 12-hour days and nights (2 days, 2 nights, followed by 4 days off).

• To be successful in this role, you should have:
• A complete electrical apprenticeship or a recognized electrical maintenance qualification (NVQ or similar).
• Experience in heavy industrial industries (preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Overhead cranes & associated safety systems.
• PLCs (Siemens & Allen Bradley) including HMIs.
• AC and DC motor/gearbox drive systems.
• Variable speed motor control (inverters, converters, and speed feedback devices).
• Interpretation of electrical drawings.
• Awareness of safety-related control systems.

Our clients are one of the world’s top steel producers, with an annual crude steel capacity exceeding 33 million tonnes and around 80,000 employees across four continents. Sustainability is at the core of their operations. They are committed to reducing energy consumption and achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. Join them and be part of an innovative, forward-thinking team shaping the future of steel.

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