Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Port Talbot
£48,000 - including shift allowance + overtime
3 Shift Pattern

Yolk Recruitment is working with an established and growing manufacturer looking to recruit Electrical Maintenance Engineers to join its engineering team.

This is a great opportunity for an electrically biased maintenance engineer who enjoys fault finding, breakdowns and working with modern automated equipment. You'll be joining a business investing in its engineering capability, with continued growth, increased production demand and further projects planned.

The role will have a strong electrical and controls focus, with responsibility for diagnosing faults across automated production equipment, including working with Omron /Siemens PLC systems.

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out electrical maintenance across production and manufacturing equipment
• Responding to breakdowns and identifying electrical and control system faults
• Fault finding on Omron /Siemens PLC-controlled machinery
• Interrogating PLC systems, reading programs and tracing I/O to diagnose faults
• Making minor PLC adjustments and edits where appropriate
• Fault finding across motors, sensors, drives, control panels and automated equipment
• Completing planned and preventative maintenance activities
• Carrying out repairs and improvements to increase equipment reliability
• Working closely with the wider engineering and manufacturing teams
• Supporting the installation and commissioning of new machinery
• Getting involved in continuous improvement, automation and engineering projects

What we're looking for

• Electrical Engineering or Maintenance background
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills
• Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery
• Ability to interrogate PLCs, read programs and use them for fault diagnosis
• Experience working with automated manufacturing equipment
• A recognised electrical or engineering qualification
• A proactive approach to breakdowns, reliability and continuous improvement

Salary & Benefits

• £48,000 including shift allowance
• Overtime opportunities available
• Additional earning potential through weekend overtime
• Training and development on site-specific control systems
• Opportunity to further develop your PLC and automation knowledge
• Involvement in new equipment and engineering projects
• Growing manufacturing environment with further investment planned

Interested?

If you're an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or Multi-Skilled Engineer with strong electrical fault-finding skills and experience working with PLC-controlled equipment, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Andy at Yolk Recruitment for a confidential discussion.