ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance EngineerLocation: Wigan, LancashireSalary: £48,296 (OTE £58,000+)Shift: LEN

Job Role of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

A brilliant opportunity has arisen for a strong electrical bias maintenance engineer to join a high-speed, fast-paced manufacturing site with some seriously impressive kit. This is a role for an engineer who enjoys fault-finding, autonomy, and continuous improvement in a production environment where engineering really makes the difference.

You'll be working on high-speed equipment producing customer-specific products, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, diagnostics, and supporting installations/projects-ensuring maximum uptime and performance.

Core responsibilities include:

• Electrical fault-finding and breakdown response in a high-speed area
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs) and reactive maintenance
• Root cause analysis and improvement mindset
• Project work / installations where required

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Electrical (or strong maintenance) experience within an industrial/manufacturing environment
• Hands-on experience with PPMs, reactive and breakdown maintenance in a fast-paced factory

Requirements for the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Strong electrical fault-finding skills (electrical bias - will consider up to 100% electrical)
• Apprentice trained / Level 3 engineering qualification (or equivalent)
• Comfortable fault-finding on typical industrial electrical systems such as:
  • Sensors, inverters/drives, motors, control panels
  • Single & three phase (415V), AC/DC
  • Ability to read engineering drawings
  • PLC exposure (Siemens) beneficial for fault-find support

Desirable Requirements

• Forces / ex-forces backgrounds welcomed
• Proactive, team-first attitude-someone who gets stuck in and communicates well

The Electrical Maintenance Engineer will benefit from

• Stable permanent role with a strong package and overtime rates
• Pensions
• Death in service (4x salary)
• Sick pay
• A culture that values ownership, teamwork, and doing the job properly

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details, contact Antony Edwards at Pioneer Selection.

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