Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing)

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical)

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Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Salary: £43,000 per annum
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An established manufacturing business is looking to recruit an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join its busy maintenance team at its Kidderminster facility.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-invested manufacturing environment where reliability, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement are highly valued. Working as part of an experienced maintenance team, you'll play a key role in keeping production running efficiently while helping to minimise downtime across a modern manufacturing operation.

The Role:

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining and repairing a range of production equipment, ensuring machinery remains safe, reliable and operating at maximum efficiency.

You'll be involved in planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdowns, fault finding and continuous improvement activities across the site.

Equipment includes:

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• Heavy industrial machinery

Heat treatment equipment

Robotic systems

Hydraulic and mechanical presses

Associated manufacturing equipment

Key Responsibilities:

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• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns and diagnose electrical faults

Repair and maintain manufacturing machinery and plant equipment

Work alongside production teams to minimise downtime

Complete maintenance documentation accurately using the computer-based system

Participate in detailed shift handovers

Support continuous improvement and plant reliability initiatives

Carry out root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions

Maintain excellent health and safety standards at all times

About You:

We're looking for someone who enjoys fault finding, solving problems and working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You'll ideally have:

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• Apprentice-trained Electrical Engineering qualification

Strong electrical fault-finding skills

Mechanical maintenance knowledge xwzovoh would be advantageous

Ability to read electrical drawings and technical documentation

Experience within heavy manufacturing, foundry, die casting or similar industrial environments

Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team

The following would be advantageous but are not essential:

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• Forklift licence

Overhead crane licence

What's on Offer:

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• Starting salary of £43,000 per annum

Overtime opportunities

Permanent full-time position

Stable long-term employment

Modern manufacturing environment

Opportunity to join a skilled maintenance team

Immediate interviews available