If you’re an Electrical Service Engineer who enjoys proper fault finding, getting hands-on with machinery and actually being listened to… this one’s worth a look.

This is a stable, well-run manufacturing site with a dedicated maintenance team, long-standing managers and a strong engineering culture. You won’t be firefighting chaos or swapping parts blindly – this is about thinking, diagnosing, fixing and improving.

Why Electrical Engineers Like This Role

• Real electrical fault finding – not just resets and parts changing
• Siemens S7 PLCs, drives, sensors, control panels
• Clear wiring diagrams, safe systems of work and proper isolation
• Time to diagnose issues properly
• A team that values engineering judgement
• Clean, modern factory (not a dusty nightmare)
• Repair-focused maintenance – you’ll actually use your skills
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What You’ll Be Doing

• Electrical fault finding on production and process equipment
• Diagnosing motors, inverters, sensors and control circuits
• Working with Siemens S7 PLC-controlled machinery (training available if needed)
• Planned and reactive maintenance on automated production lines
• Responding to breakdowns and getting the plant back up safely and efficiently
• Using CMMS to log work and keep records tidy
• Supporting improvements, upgrades and new installations
• Working closely with operators and other engineers – no silos

There is mechanical work involved, but the electrical skillset is key. If you’re electrically biased and mechanically comfortable, you’ll fit right in.

The Equipment (The Bit Engineers Care About)

You’ll work across two areas:

Production / Finishing (FMCG style)

• Continuous automated lines
• Siemens S7 PLCs and Siemens drives
• CNC cutting machines
• Industrial saws and material handling equipment
• Robotics including palletising, stacking, wrapping and packaging

Process / Plant Area

• Pumps, hydraulics and pneumatics
• Mixing tanks, dosing systems and pipework
• Strong focus on fixing and refurbishing, not just replacing
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What You Need (Non-Negotiable)

• Electrical (or Mechanical) qualification – NVQ Level 3 minimum (or equivalent)
• 18th Edition on its own isn’t enough
• Apprentice trained electrical or multi-skilled background
• Confident with:
• Safe isolation and test for dead
• Motor fault finding
• Point-to-point wiring
• Reading electrical drawings
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Willing to work a rotating Panama shift pattern (days & nights)
• Full right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)
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Nice to Have (Not Essential)

• FMCG or continuous process experience
• Siemens PLC fault finding
• SCADA or HMI exposure
• Robotics or automated machinery experience
• Mechanical confidence around pumps, pneumatics and hydraulics

If you’ve got the attitude and core electrical skills, they’ll invest in the rest.

The Culture

This is a maintenance-led site, not production-driven.

• Stable team
• Managers on site for 8–9 years
• Good onboarding
• Low turnover
• Flexible where attitude is right

Engineers are trusted here. If something doesn’t look right, you’re expected to speak up and sort it properly.

What’s On Offer

• £53,000+ starting salary from day one , 33 days holiday,
• Overtime good rates (time 1.5 or double depending on timing)
• Christmas Shutdown
• Pension,
• Car Parking onsite
• Contractual, protected shift allowance
• Clean, modern factory
• Long-term stability and genuine development
• A role where your electrical skills actually matter

Interested, and have the NVQ Level 3 minimum qualification? Please apply now and we'll recommend you!