Electrical Maintenance Engineer

We’re looking for a skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our production team and help keep our operations running at their best. This role focuses on maintaining, repairing, and optimising production machinery with a strong emphasis on electrical installations, fault finding, and PLC monitoring.

• Carry out electrical installations, repairs, and PLC monitoring.
• Complete scheduled cleaning, sanitisation, and washouts of production equipment.
• Inspect, maintain, and replace components to ensure smooth, reliable performance.
• Support production teams to meet filling schedules efficiently and to a high standard.
• Safely handle and transport materials (up to approx. 15kg) as part of daily operations.
• Respond to production demands by prioritising tasks and adapting to changing requirements.

• Setting and tooling changes to bottle filling equipment, bottle sorting equipment, application torque machinery, ink jet coding machinery, cap sorting bowls and elevators, electrical installation, PLC monitoring, electrical repair.
• Sanitising and washing of production equipment. Completing machinery cleaning activities on a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule.
• Maintenance/repair activities coupled with fault finding inspection and component replacement plus electrical. Parts replacement/fault finding and repair.
• Generally aiding production to achieve the filling plans and ensure work is completed in good time.

• 5 GCSEs (Grades A–C) or equivalent.
• Engineering Level 3 NVQ (or equivalent); HND/Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar industry or discipline.
• Experience with PLC fault finding (Omron/Mitsubishi/Siemens).
• Valid driving licence.
• Ability to work a shift pattern.
• Powered pallet truck licence (preferred).
• Strong manual handling skills and competence with a variety of hand tools.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to share information effectively.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and accountability.
• Dedicated, proactive, and skilled at maintaining high standards while meeting deadlines.
• A collaborative, positive attitude with the ability to work well with others.

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