Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer About the Role

Location United Kingdom Newcastle up Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne Company Siemens Energy Limited Organization Gas Services Business Unit Service Europe & Africa Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Not defined

As an Electrical Maintenance Technician, you’ll support the day-to-day operation of our machining facility by diagnosing, maintaining, and improving a wide range of electrical, mechanical, and technical equipment. Working as part a site-based maintenance team, you’ll help ensure machine availability, minimise downtime, and support safe, reliable manufacturing operations across a multi-shift environment.

• Provide maintenance support to ensure continuous availability and reliability of CNC machine tools and plant equipment.

• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, and technical faults across the site.

• Maintain a diverse range of machine tools, including lathes, borers, and milling machines.

• Work closely with facilities, office teams, and production across all shifts.

• Liaise with suppliers to support the sourcing of parts and equipment when required.

• Support preventative maintenance planning in line with operational requirements.

• Use maintenance systems and applications to support daily team activity.

• Participate in an out-of-hours standby rota when required.

• Make recommendations on asset condition, improvement opportunities, and long-term viability.

• Work to manufacturer standards, technical drawings, and maintenance instructions.

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations, including risk assessments and method statements.

• Support training activities to maintain and develop technical capability.

• ONC/HNC in an electrical engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Time-served experience in electrical maintenance of machine tools, ideally in a multi-skilled environment.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team within a multi-shift operation.

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Strong fault-finding, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills.

• Willingness to adapt to new technologies and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Commitment to safe working practices and regulatory compliance.