Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Electrician📍 Dudley | 💰 £36,000 Basic + Overtime | Permanent, Full-Time

A well-established heavy industrial manufacturer is seeking an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join its engineering team.

The RoleWorking alongside a Mechanical Fitter, you’ll carry out planned maintenance, breakdown repairs and installations on factory and process machinery.

Key Responsibilities

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and breakdown repairs

Fault finding on 415V, 240V, 110V and 24V AC/DC systems

Machinery installation and maintenance

Electrical drawing interpretation and PLC I/O checks

Overhead crane fault diagnosis

Lighting, alarms and emergency systems maintenance

Basic control panel building and CCTV design

Shift reporting and safe working practices

Requirements
NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Electrical Maintenance

Time-served apprenticeship preferred

18th Edition desirable

Essential: Heavy industrial experience

Slitting/decoiling experience advantageous

Full UK driving licence preferred

🕒 Shift Pattern40 hours per week | 3-week rotating shift

Week 1 – Days: Mon–Fri, 6am–2pm

Week 2 – Nights: Mon–Thurs, 8pm–6am (+£1/hr shift allowance)

Week 3 – Afternoons: Mon–Thurs, 2pm–12am

💷 Pay Rates
Basic: £16.08/hr (approx. £36,000 per year)

Weekday overtime: £20.01/hr

Saturday overtime: £24.12/hr

Sunday/Bank Holiday overtime: £32.16/hr

Excellent overtime earning potential, weekly pay and a permanent position, with a 3-month probation period.

🔧 Trade TestIncludes fuse checks, continuity and insulation resistance testing, motor winding checks, equipment identification, live testing and reading electrical drawings.

Interested? Apply now to take the next step in your engineering career