The Opportunity

Currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Maintenance Engineer with a strong electrical bias to join an established and growing manufacturing business based in Rubery, Birmingham.

Working as part of the maintenance team, you'll play an important role in ensuring the reliability, safety and performance of production equipment across the site. This is a hands-on position suited to a qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer who enjoys fault-finding, problem-solving and working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Although the role has a strong electrical focus, there will also be opportunities to develop your mechanical, pneumatic and wider multi-skilled maintenance capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of industrial machinery, electrical systems and control panels.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults efficiently to minimise production downtime.
• Maintain and fault-find on injection moulding machinery, automation systems, auxiliary equipment and power distribution systems.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and technical documentation.
• Carry out basic electrical installation, modifications and upgrades to control circuits, sensors, actuators and interlocks.
• Undertake basic PLC fault-finding where trained and competent.
• Ensure safe isolation procedures and lockout/tagout (LOTO) processes are followed at all times.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, job cards and equipment histories.
• Support machinery installations, relocations and commissioning activities.
• Assist with mechanical, pneumatic and basic hydraulic maintenance as required.
• Work closely with production and engineering colleagues to identify recurring faults and improve equipment reliability.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean and 5S activities.
• Maintain high standards of health and safety, housekeeping and workshop organisation.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:

• A recognised electrical qualification, such as City & Guilds, NVQ Level 2 or 3, an electrical apprenticeship, or equivalent accredited training.
• Proven experience in electrical maintenance and fault-finding within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• A strong understanding of electrical systems, motor controls, control panels and protective devices.
• The ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and technical documentation.
• Experience using electrical testing equipment, including multimeters and insulation resistance testers.
• A good understanding of electrical safety, safe isolation and permit-to-work procedures.
• The ability to work independently, prioritise breakdowns and respond effectively in a production environment.
• A flexible approach to working a rotating shift pattern, including nights.

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous:

• Injection moulding machinery or plastics manufacturing.
• PLC fault-finding, particularly with Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Mitsubishi systems.
• Mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic maintenance.
• Multi-skilled maintenance engineering.
• Automotive manufacturing or quality management systems.
• Continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean, SMED and 5S.

Shift Pattern

The role operates on a rotating two shift pattern at present:

• Morning shift: 6:00am - 2:00pm
• Afternoon shift: 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Moving to a Three shift rotation

• Night shift: 10:00pm - 6:00am

Candidates must be comfortable working across all three shifts on a rotating basis.

Interested?

If you're a qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking for your next opportunity in manufacturing, I'd be keen to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion to find out more about the role.