Job Description
Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Chester | £53,976 (including shift allowance) | 40 hours per week
- Company pension through salary sacrifice.
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual salary.
- 5 weeks'' annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Additional annual leave for long service.
- Buy and sell holiday scheme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Private healthcare through Sovereign Healthcare.
- Healthcare cashback scheme.
- 24/7 GP access.
Ready for your next engineering challenge?
Are you an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to join an established manufacturing business where your skills are valued, your development is encouraged and no two days are the same?
We’re recruiting on behalf of a well-established, highly respected engineering and manufacturing business based in Chester. With over 200 years of industry expertise, the company has built an impressive reputation for delivering specialist engineering solutions across sectors including defence, energy, nuclear, industrial and healthcare.
What Will You Be Doing?
You''ll be responsible for maintaining, fault-finding and improving a range of industrial machinery and electrical control systems.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Diagnosing and resolving electrical and control system faults, including complex and intermittent issues.
- Fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery, ideally involving Mitsubishi and Siemens systems.
- Working with three-phase motors, electrical panels, drives, control circuits and protection systems.
- Supporting and troubleshooting VFDs, servo drives and electro-hydraulic systems.
- Reading, interpreting and updating electrical schematics.
- Carrying out modifications, upgrades, commissioning and functional testing.
- Supporting preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identifying root causes of recurring faults and implementing solutions to improve machinery reliability.
- Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with isolation, guarding and compliance procedures.
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records, technical documentation and shift handovers.
What Are We Looking For?
- Experience in an industrial electrical maintenance environment.
- Strong knowledge of three-phase motors, electrical protection, earthing, control circuits and motor control panels.
- Experience fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery. Mitsubishi GX Works and Siemens TIA Portal knowledge would be advantageous.
- The ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
- Experience diagnosing electrical faults, drives and control systems.
- Some exposure to hydraulic or electro-hydraulic systems.
- A structured approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving.
- A positive, can-do attitude with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a wider engineering team.
- Good communication skills and a commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
Working Hours
40 hours per week, working on a rotating two-week shift pattern:
- Week 1: Monday to Friday, 6:00am – 2:00pm.
- Week 2: Monday to Thursday, 1:00pm – 10:00pm, and Friday, 11:00am – 3:00pm.
Flexibility to work both shifts is essential.
Friendly Note: If this job is not for you but you are looking for a new opportunity, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
To Apply
This vacancy is advertised by Travail Employment Group who are acting as an Employment Agency.
Once you click to apply for this job your application will be immediately received by Travail Employment Group. If your application is successful a consultant will be in contact with you within the next 7 days. If we have not contacted you within 7 days you may not have been successful for this position but please feel free to give us a call to discuss similar roles.
All candidates registering with Travail Employment Group will need to provide proof of identity, and evidence of any experience, training and qualifications our client considers necessary for this position.
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