At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep bespoke manufacturing running smoothly through fault-finding and maintenance.
- Company: Braintree Precision Components, a leader in bespoke manufacturing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 25 days holiday, healthcare cashback, and career progression.
- Other info: Stable environment with rotating shifts and no on-call requirements.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a skilled team with cutting-edge machinery.
- Qualifications: Experience as an electrically qualified maintenance engineer; HNC in Electrical Engineering preferred.
The predicted salary is between 19.19 - 19.19 £ per hour.
If your electrical skills are going to waste on equipment that runs itself, this is worth a read. Braintree Precision Components needs an engineer who thrives on fault-finding and keeps a bespoke manufacturing facility moving. The site produces bespoke components across a range of complex production processes, with Fanuc and Siemens-controlled machinery at the heart of operations. It's a busy, skilled environment where maintenance quality directly affects output.
The role involves joining a maintenance team of three as the electrically biased engineer, reporting to the Maintenance Manager. Your focus will be keeping production running through a combination of planned preventative maintenance and rapid fault resolution. The kind of work where sharp electrical thinking makes a real difference.
You will:
- Diagnose and repair electrical faults on control panels, PLCs, and inverter drives
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production and site equipment
- Support mechanical maintenance activities including bearings, belts, gearboxes, and pneumatics
- Fault find on automation systems including Siemens and Fanuc PLCs
- Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
- Complete electrical installation, modification, and improvement projects
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and contribute to root cause analysis
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- Proven experience as an electrically qualified maintenance engineer in an industrial or manufacturing environment
- HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent: NVQ Level 3 with distinction and substantial industrial experience considered)
- Solid working knowledge of 3-phase systems, motors, drives, sensors, and control systems
- Ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams and schematics
- Working knowledge of health and safety standards including safe isolation and risk assessments
Useful, not essential:
- PLC fault-finding experience (Siemens or Fanuc)
- Mechanical maintenance experience alongside electrical skills
- Experience with inverter drives and variable speed drives
- 18th Edition Wiring regs Qualification a distinct advantage
What's in it for you:
- £45,000–£51,000 inclusive of shift allowance, based on a 39-hour week at £19.19/hour base rate.
- 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
- Company contribution pension
- Healthcare cashback scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Career progression opportunities
- Flexibility: Rotating morning and late shifts, Monday to Friday.
Culture: Small, skilled maintenance team in a stable precision engineering environment.
Location: Braintree, Essex · On-site
Contract: Permanent · Full-time · 39 hours per week
Shifts: Rotating – 06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00 · Monday to Friday
On-call: None
How to apply: This is a site-based role with no on-call requirement and a clear pattern from day one. If your background is industrial electrical maintenance and you're ready for a role where your skills are genuinely needed, click to apply.
Locations
Shift Engineer / Maintenance Engineer in Braintree, Essex employer: Braintree Precision Components LTD
Braintree Precision Components is an exceptional employer that values its employees by offering a supportive work culture and opportunities for professional growth, particularly as the company transitions to Microsoft Business Central. With competitive benefits including 25 days holiday, a company pension, and healthcare cashback, employees are encouraged to thrive both personally and professionally in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Joining our small, dedicated planning team means being at the heart of production, where your contributions directly impact quality and on-time delivery for our industrial customers.
Contact Details:
Braintree Precision Components LTD Recruitment Team
