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Electrical Maintenance Technician

Posted 01 August 2025
Salary £50,000 (inc. shift allowance)
LocationHoughton-Le-Spring
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector Technical
ReferenceJ139362
Job FunctionMaintenance

Job description

The Company

Our client is a market leader in their sector. They are now looking for a motivated Electrical Maintenance Technician to work a 2 shift role.

The Role

  • Provide engineering/ maintenance support to the division by performing plant preventative maintenance and engineering support including out of hours.

  • Also has responsibility for electrical/ mechanical maintenance, repair and fault finding of plant and equipment.

  • Responsible for enacting the maintenance, implementation and improvement of plant preventative maintenance.

  • Electrical/ mechanical fault finding, isolation and repair of equipment.

  • Providing input into the electrical maintenance and operation of plant equipment.

  • Working on plant improvement initiatives.

  • Working with suitable external engineering services as and when required to ensure safe and effective operation of plant equipment.

  • Preserve employee safety, welfare and involvement.

The Person

  • Formal Electronic/Electrical Engineering qualification with practical experience working as a plant electrician.

  • 18th Edition Regulations.

  • Excellent internal and external communications skills.

  • Demonstrable experience of working as a plant electrician.

  • Working knowledge of PLC programming and able to read electrical/ technical drawings.

  • Practical knowledge of electrical safety requirements.

  • Computer literate.

The Rewards and Benefits

  • A highly competitive market salary.

  • Competitive pay rate.

  • Day shift.

  • Permanent role.