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Electrical Breakdown Engineer

Ernest Gordon RecruitmentRushden, Northamptonshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 17 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Electrical Breakdown Engineer role offers significant earning potential with competitive overtime rates and door-to-door pay, alongside valuable experience in industrial electrical systems and PLCs. You'll thrive here if you're an electrically biased engineer with strong fault-finding skills and a desire for an autonomous, impactful position within a reputable company known for its excellent staff retention. Apply now to join a dynamic team and advance your career!

Quick Overview

Salary
£40k - £48k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Electrical Breakdown Engineer

£40,000 - £48,000 (OTE up to £55K) + Excellent Overtime Rates - Up to 2x + Door to Door Pay + Company Van + Health Insurance + 25 Days Holiday

Rushden, Northamptonshire


Are you a Multi Skilled Service Engineer or similar, with an electrical bias, with experience in fault finding using electrical drawings, looking for a mobile, autonomous role where you can massively boost your earnings through enhanced overtime and door to door pay?

You will be responsible for diagnosing faults from electrical drawings within an industrial environment, visiting client sites in both recycling and agricultural settings, and servicing PLCs. This role will involve occasional working away for a few days at a time, with full expensive paid.

This company were founded over 20 years ago and have steadily earned a reputation for providing excellent service, boasting great staff retention. This company specialise in installation and breakdowns on a wide range of machinery, keeping their client's downtime to a minimum. Off the back of landing more work, they are looking to hire an additional Electrical Breakdown Engineer to keep up with demand.

This role would suit a multi-skilled service engineer with an electrical bias, looking for a stable and varied role with great optional overtime opportunities to increase your earnings.

The Role:

  • Diagnose faults on industrial equipment off Electrical drawings
  • Servicing PLCs on a wide range of industrial equipment
  • Visit client sites and carry out breakdown repair, services and maintenance
  • Overtime paid at 1.5x on weekdays and 2x on weekends
  • Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm (occasional paid overnight stays)

The Person:

  • Electrical Certification / Qualification
  • Ability to diagnose faults using electrical drawings
  • Full UK Driving licence


Reference: BBBH25882A

Electrical, Breakdown, Fault, Overtime, Van, PLC, Drawings, Servicing, D2D, Door-to-Door, Mobile, Autonomous, Wellingborough, Kettering, Rushden, Northamptonshire

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.


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