Electrical Engineer
11 days ago
Wakefield
Electrical Engineer – Manufacturing £53k + Shift Allowance + Overtime Rotating Days & Nights Shift Pattern Are you an electrically biased engineer who enjoys fault finding in a fast-paced factory environment? Do you thrive on keeping production running, solving breakdowns quickly and working on automated manufacturing machinery? We’re recruiting for a well-established manufacturing business looking to strengthen its engineering team with an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working within a busy production environment and is comfortable working rotating days and nights shifts. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable company that genuinely values its engineers, invests in equipment and offers long-term career stability. The Role: Working as part of the site engineering team, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving a range of production and packaging machinery across the factory. You’ll be heavily involved in: • Electrical fault finding and diagnostics, • Reactive breakdown support, • Planned preventative maintenance (PPM), • Supporting production uptime and machine reliability, • Continuous improvement activities, • Working closely with production operators and fellow engineers You’ll Be Working On: • Motors, drives and control panels, • PLC-controlled machinery, • Sensors, inverters and relays, • Pneumatic and automated production equipment, • High-speed manufacturing and packaging machinery What We’re Looking For: • Electrically biased maintenance background, • Experience working within a factory / manufacturing environment, • Strong electrical fault-finding skills, • Engineering qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent), • Ability to work well under pressure in a production environment, • Positive attitude and strong team ethic, • Comfortable working rotating days and nights shifts Ideal Backgrounds Could Include: FMCG/Packaging/Printing/Food manufacturing//Automated production/General manufacturing Why Apply? Stable and growing manufacturer - Modern production environment Strong engineering team culture - Plenty of overtime available Long-term progression opportunities - Varied and hands-on engineering work Engineers are genuinely valued on site! If you’re an electrically biased engineer looking for a new challenge within manufacturing and enjoy working in a fast-moving factory environment, we’d love to hear from you