At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure safety standards and provide hands-on support for maintenance activities across various systems.
- Company: A leading manufacturer with multiple UK sites, known for innovation and strong market presence.
- Benefits: Offers a salary of £50,000 to £51,000, excellent training, and a bonus scheme.
- Other info: Permanent full-time position with plenty of overtime available.
- Why this job: Opportunity to progress into management within a highly skilled team.
- Qualifications: Requires experience with AC/DC motors, drives, and PLC fault finding capabilities.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 51000 £ per year.
£50,000 to £51,000 per year, plus excellent benefits + Overtime
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Closing Date: 20/06/2026
About this job
- Benefits Package: £50,000
- Opportunity to progress into management.
- Excellent training scheme
- Plenty of Overtime available.
- Very good Pension
- Bonus Scheme available
Innovation and excellence in manufacturing processes has put this company at the forefront of their industry. Boasting several blue chip clients they are enjoying strong market conditions and are busier than ever, they have multiple sites across the UK and are part of a very large group globally, they are valued as an employer in the local area that would provide you a job for life.
A Electrical Maintenance Engineer is required to join their highly skilled team as soon as possible.
Role & Responsibilities
- Ensure adherence and improvement in all safety and environmental standards.
- Provide hands‑on, practical support to a team of multiskilled technicians, who operate across a variety of shift patterns, completing both proactive and reactive Maintenance activities.
- Ensure site services, including HV switch gear, electrical distribution systems, process water and compressors are monitored and maintained.
- Support / manage project activity, including the technical specification, planning and delivery of projects such as new machine design, retro-fitments and improvement activities.
- Support the achievement of all maintenance measures, including PPM Completion %, Shift Task Close Out Ratio, Machine Downtime, Breakdown and fault reduction activity, meantime between failure, meantime to repair, etc.
- Implement lean / continuous improvement activity and strategy to improve performance and drive site sustainability using tools such as 5Why and FMEA to identify areas needing improvement.
- Support the identification and implementation of actions to minimise conversion costs, with specific focus on Energy and Maintenance spend.
- Identify and implement innovative technical solutions to overcome maintenance problems.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Good understanding of electrical control principles and hardware to provide technical support to technicians.
- Excellent experience working with AC/DC Motors and Drives, PLC fault finding capability is a must.
- Excellent process based knowledge and project management skills.
- The resilience to deal with complex problems, in a pressured environment with the ability to implement solutions to ensure safe production continuity.
Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Merthyr Tydfil employer: Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd
This company is at the forefront of manufacturing excellence, providing a job for life in a valued local employer. They offer a robust benefits package including a very good pension and opportunities for career progression. Located across multiple sites in the UK, they are part of a large global group serving blue chip clients.
Contact Details:
Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd Recruitment Team
