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Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Meridian Business Support LimitedRotherham, South Yorkshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 26 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading UK retailer, where you'll gain valuable experience maintaining state-of-the-art automated warehouse systems and enjoy a competitive hourly rate with bonus and overtime opportunities. You'll thrive here if you have a Level 3 qualification, electrical maintenance experience, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, all within a hybrid environment offering excellent work-life balance. Apply today to advance your engineering career!

Quick Overview

Salary
£21/hr
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer | Rotherham| £21.32 per hour (Days) | £24.52 per hour (Nights) + Annual Bonus + Overtime | Continental Shift Pattern Days & Nights

We are recruiting for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer on behalf of a leading UK retailer due to continued growth. As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and repairing state of the art automated warehouse equipment and systems, ensuring operations run safely, efficiently and reliably within a 24/7 operation.Key responsibilities as Electrical Maintenance Engineer:
  • Fault-find, diagnose and repair PLC-controlled equipment to minimise downtime.
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance on pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors and robotic systems.
  • Maintain warehouse plant, materials handling equipment and building management systems.
  • Respond to equipment failures, investigate issues and liaise with relevant teams.
  • Complete health and safety checks, inspections, risk assessments and accident investigations.
  • Maintain organised workshops, stores, spares and designated maintenance areas.
  • Work safely at heights of up to 20m, with appropriate training provided.

Shift Pattern
You'll work 3-4 shifts per week with a combination of day and night shifts with a break in between days and nights as follows:
  • 6:00am 6:30pm / 6:00pm 6:30am
This shift pattern provides a great work-life balance, with regular days off throughout the week.

To be successful in thisElectrical Maintenance Engineer role, you will have:
  • Level 3 Apprentice qualification
  • Previous electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing, logistics or FMCG environment
  • Knowledge of PLCs will be advantageous but not essential (Siemens S7 used)
  • Exposure to robotics would be useful as you will working with robotic shuttles and picking equipment
  • PC literate is required in order to record maintenance
  • Preventative and reactive maintenance skills are required
  • Demonstrable experience of working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Benefits and working environment
  • Annual Bonus Scheme
  • Company Pension
  • Generous Annual Leave
  • Staff discount on multiple brand names!
  • Free Parking
  • Ongoing Training & Development
  • Health & Well beingSupport

This Electrical Maintenance Engineer role is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading business offering long-term stability, career development and the chance to work with advanced automated warehouse technology.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

Skills

Robotics

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