Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Maintenance Engineer – Electrical Bias
£ 45,000 pa – £ 47,000 pa (including on-call allowance)
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Full-time Permanent
Monday – Friday Double Day Shift 6.00 am – 2.00 pm / 2.00 pm – 10.00 pm

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical background? Do you have experience fault-finding on manufacturing machinery?

If you’re a skilled Maintenance Engineer who enjoys a varied, hands-on role and is confident diagnosing and repairing both electrical and mechanical faults, this could be an excellent opportunity to join an established manufacturing business.

We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer with an Electrical bias to help maintain the reliability and efficiency of a busy manufacturing facility. You’ll be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance, working across a range of automated production machinery and supporting improvements to plant and equipment.

This is a practical role where you’ll be involved in fault finding, preventative maintenance, repairs, small installation projects and continuous improvement, helping to minimise downtime and keep production running efficiently.

The role:

• Carry out reactive maintenance and fault finding on automated production machinery
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and contribute to improving maintenance routines
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults across three-phase and control systems
• Fault find on PLCs, drives and inverters
• Carry out mechanical fault finding and repairs on industrial machinery
• Diagnose and repair pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Read and interpret electrical and engineering drawings
• Assist with small electrical and mechanical installation projects
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improved machine efficiency
• Support production teams in achieving operational targets by minimising downtime
• Contribute to root cause analysis and preventative maintenance improvements
• Maintain a clean, safe and organised working environment
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health & safety procedures
• Provide effective and cost-conscious technical solutions to maintenance issues
• Participate in a weekend on-call rota

Skills & Experience:

• Obtained an engineering qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering
• Experience working within mechanical/electricals works, breakdowns, repair and fault diagnosis
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills, especially withing PLC’S, drives and inverters
• Strong understanding of engineering diagrams, HV/LV Switchgear and electrical drivers
• Excellent communication skills
• Full clean driving license and access to a car is essential

 Desirable experience:

• ONC/HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 18th Edition qualification
• Experience with hydraulic systems
• Previous involvement in continuous improvement projects
• Experience within a print or similar manufacturing environment

 Hours of work:

40 hours per week, Monday – Friday on a double day shift pattern: 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm

There is also participation in a weekend on-call rota, approximately 1 weekend in 5. Additional hours may occasionally be required to support operational requirements, particularly during busy periods.

Successful candidates will be contacted within 7 working days of application. If you do not hear from us within this time, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.