Job Description

Feel like advancing your Electrical Engineering expertise in an intelligent, improvement-focused production and recycling environment?

You will be fully utilised in this role, reducing downtime, improving repair times, and enhancing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Sustaining and improving equipment reliability and efficiency, you'll help create innovative maintenance systems, supporting the development of performance measures and yearly maintenance plans.

Shift pattern:

8am to 4:30pm (30 min break)

This role includes call-outs (1 in 5 weeks), entitling you to an additional bonus of 250 + mileage paid.

What you'll get involved in:

PPM maintenance programs Commissioning new projects Utilising planning tools and CMMS systems to organise weekly tasks and improvement projects. Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation of all maintenance activities.
As our Engineering Technician (Electrically biased), you will play an integral role in troubleshooting equipment issues, conducting root cause analysis (RCA), and implementing long-term solutions to prevent recurrence.

From managing spare parts and purchasing systems, to conducting criticality and obsolescence assessments, your attention to detail will help streamline operations and support continuous improvement (CI).

To further support CI, you will use improvement tools such as 5S, TPM, Asset Management and Kaizen. We'll also rely on you to prepare weekly/monthly performance reports.

If you're ready to take ownership of reliability, drive performance, and be part of a team that values innovation and excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll bring to Northwood:

Growth mindset with proactive thinking style NVQ Level 4/HNC in Mechanical Maintenance (or equivalent) NVQ Level 4/HNC IN Electrical Maintenance (or equivalent) 18th Edition Electrical Qualification, or alternatively, completion of a fully indentured multi-discipline apprenticeship (Mechanical and electrical) Advanced PLC fault finding and problem solving skills
If you've got the background and willingness to learn, we've got the commitment, security, and highly rewarding career prospects for you!

Apply now to get started!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

Lancaster, LA1 3PQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Do you require sponsorship to work full time in the UK legally? What has motivated you to look for another role, and why has this role appealed to you? What are your salary expectations? Do you hold NVQ Level 4 or HNC in Electrical Maintenance (or equivalent)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person