Job Description

Our client is a leading UK manufacturer of essential building products. Operating across 17 sites in the UK, they provide high-quality products that support both traditional and modern construction methods, ensuring the continued growth of the UK construction industry.
Job Role & Key Responsibilities:
Support day-to-day engineering operations, focusing on breakdown response and planned maintenance. Deliver hands-on electrical fault finding, machine maintenance, and ensure continuous plant performance in a dusty, industrial environment.
Key Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and repair faults on conveyors, kilns, mixers, ovens, and industrial machinery
• Perform PPM and reactive maintenance (approx. 75% reactive)
• Read and interpret electrical diagrams, work within panels, wire sensors and motors
• Support mechanical changeovers and minor mechanical tasks
• Input into plant upgrades, installations, and continuous improvement projects
• Maintain logbooks and contribute to site compliance with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

The ideal candidate will have:

• NVQ Level 3 / C&G in Electrical Engineering (or NARIC-approved equivalent for overseas applicants)
• 3+ years hands-on experience in an industrial setting
• Strong knowledge of motor theory, wiring, and electrical schematics
• Confident working with AC/DC drives, sensors, and PLC-controlled systems
• Ex-forces or international experience considered with correct qualifications

Desirable Skills:

• Recognised apprenticeship in electrical maintenance
• Familiarity with Siemens S5/S7 PLCs
• Experience in electronics, instrumentation, or heavy industry environments
• IOSH / NEBOSH (advantageous)
• Mechanically capable of basic fault finding and changeovers

Benefits include:

• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Free onsite parking and canteen

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below!

• Pension Scheme
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme
• Parking
• Canteen