Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Port Talbot £48,000 - including shift allowance + overtime 3 Shift Pattern

Yolk Recruitment is working with an established and growing manufacturer looking to recruit Electrical Maintenance Engineers to join its engineering team.

This is a great opportunity for an electrically biased maintenance engineer who enjoys fault finding, breakdowns and working with modern automated equipment. You'll be joining a business investing in its engineering capability, with continued growth, increased production demand and further projects planned.

The role will have a strong electrical and controls focus, with responsibility for diagnosing faults across automated production equipment, including working with Omron /Siemens PLC systems.

What you'll be doing

Carrying out electrical maintenance across production and manufacturing equipment Responding to breakdowns and identifying electrical and control system faults Fault finding on Omron /Siemens PLC-controlled machinery Interrogating PLC systems, reading programs and tracing I/O to diagnose faults Making minor PLC adjustments and edits where appropriate Fault finding across motors, sensors, drives, control panels and automated equipment Completing planned and preventative maintenance activities Carrying out repairs and improvements to increase equipment reliability Working closely with the wider engineering and manufacturing teams Supporting the installation and commissioning of new machinery Getting involved in continuous improvement, automation and engineering projects

What we're looking for

Electrical Engineering or Maintenance background Previous experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment Strong electrical fault-finding skills Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery Ability to interrogate PLCs, read programs and use them for fault diagnosis Experience working with automated manufacturing equipment A recognised electrical or engineering qualification A proactive approach to breakdowns, reliability and continuous improvement

Salary & Benefits

£48,000 including shift allowance Overtime opportunities available Additional earning potential through weekend overtime Training and development on site-specific control systems Opportunity to further develop your PLC and automation knowledge Involvement in new equipment and engineering projects Growing manufacturing environment with further investment planned

Interested?

If you're an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or Multi-Skilled Engineer with strong electrical fault-finding skills and experience working with PLC-controlled equipment, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Andy at Yolk Recruitment for a confidential discussion