Maintenance Engineer
11 days ago
Barnsley
Location: Barnsley Salary: £48000 Job Type: Permanent Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm Industry: Manufacturing / Engineering Electrical Maintenance Technician – BarnsleyWe are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a busy manufacturing site in Barnsley. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to develop their career within a fast-paced, modern production environment. Working as part of a dedicated maintenance team, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and fault-finding on a wide range of production machinery and plant equipment. You will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability and ensuring production continues to operate safely and efficiently. This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who enjoys diagnosing faults, solving technical problems and working proactively to keep machinery running. • Carry out electrical maintenance and repairs on production machinery, plant and equipment, • Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise breakdowns and production downtime, • Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults quickly and effectively, • Fault find on mechanical systems, including gearboxes and associated equipment, • Work with and understand pneumatic and hydraulic systems and circuits, • Liaise effectively with on-site contractors and remote service engineers, • Use a CMMS maintenance system to accurately record maintenance activities, breakdowns and completed work, • Monitor and maintain appropriate levels of critical engineering spare parts, • Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives, • Provide guidance and mentor apprentices within the maintenance team, • Work independently and use initiative when responding to breakdowns and technical issues, • Support the wider engineering team with overtime when required, • A relevant NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds Level 3 qualification or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Maintenance, Engineering or a related discipline, • A minimum of 4 years' industrial maintenance experience, • Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or Engineering Technician, • Experience working within a manufacturing, production or industrial engineering environment, • Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding skills, • Good understanding of mechanical maintenance and machinery, • Knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics, • Experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance, • Experience using CMMS / computerised maintenance management systems, • Ability to diagnose breakdowns efficiently and minimise production downtime, • Good communication skills and the ability to work with contractors and external engineers, • Ability to work independently, prioritise workloads and use your own initiative, • Flexibility to work overtime when required to support production Working HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm This is a days-based maintenance position, offering a consistent Monday-to-Friday working pattern within an established manufacturing environment. • Permanent position within an established manufacturing business, • Monday to Friday, day-shift working, • Competitive salary, • Hands-on role with varied electrical and mechanical maintenance responsibilities, • Opportunity to develop your engineering career, • Supportive, team-focused working environment INDSW #J-18808-Ljbffr