Facilities Maintenance Electrician

Position: Facilities Maintenance Electrician (Permanent)
Role:
Facilities Maintenance Electrician *
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Employment type:

Permanent - Full-Time

💵Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 DOE + Company benefits

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Location:

Blackburn, Lancashire

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Working hours:

4 day working week Monday – Thursday 37hrs standard

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Facilities Maintenance Electrician to join a fast-paced, highly regulated industrial environment. This role plays a key part in ensuring the smooth, safe and efficient running of site facilities, systems and equipment.

The Role

You will be responsible for delivering both reactive and planned mechanical & electrical maintenance, ensuring maximum uptime of plant and equipment. Working across a wide variety of building services—including HVAC, electrical systems, lighting, power, plumbing and ventilation—you’ll help keep operations running safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

* Carry out reactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and building services

* Execute planned preventive maintenance (PPM) across facilities, systems and equipment

* Diagnose faults, identify root causes and complete repairs with minimal downtime

* Install, commission and test new plant, systems and infrastructure

* Coordinate and oversee external contractors and specialist service providers

* Maintain accurate records including service logs, permits, risk assessments and calibration data

* Support environmental and energy-efficiency initiatives around the site

* Ensure all work meets health, safety, environmental and statutory standards

* Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability-driven projects

* Collaborate with production, operations and other site teams to plan maintenance

* Provide support for emergency or out-of-hours issues when required

The Candidate

Essential qualifications:

* NVQ Level 3 / HNC / HND in Electrical, mechanical or Building Services Engineering

* BSth Edition Wiring Regulations

Experience:

Proven background in facilities maintenance within a manufacturing or industrial environment

Skills & Attributes:

* Strong fault-finding skills and attention to detail

* Effective communicator with good teamwork abilities

* Able to organise and manage your own workload

* Flexible, proactive and hands-on approach

* Positive “can-do” attitude

Desirable:

* Experience with in aerospace, defence or other highly regulated industries

* Health & Safety qualifications (e.g., IOSH, NEBOSH)

📩 Interested?

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