Role: Electro-Mechanical Technician
Location: Cheltenham
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000
Monday to Friday - 8am – 4.30pm (early Friday finish)
The Role
Working as part of a multi-skilled engineering team, you'll be responsible for the electrical assembly, wiring, testing and commissioning of bespoke machinery, whilst also supporting the mechanical build and final assembly where required.
The role is predominantly electrically focused, making it ideal for an engineer with a strong electrical background who also enjoys the practical aspects of machine assembly and commissioning.
In addition to workshop-based duties, you'll occasionally travel to customer sites across the UK (and occasionally overseas) to install, commission and service machinery, providing first-class technical support.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and wire electrical control panels and operator consoles.
- Wire bespoke machinery from electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
- Install motors, drives, sensors, relays, switches and associated control equipment.
- Ensure all electrical work is completed safely and to a high standard.
- Support the mechanical assembly and final build of bespoke machinery.
- Work from engineering drawings, assembly instructions and technical documentation.
- Carry out electrical testing, fault-finding and machine calibration.
- Diagnose and resolve electrical and electro‑mechanical faults throughout the build process.
- Commission machinery within the workshop prior to customer acceptance.
- Install and commission equipment at customer sites.
- Carry out servicing, maintenance and repairs.
- Provide professional technical support while building strong customer relationships.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Recognised Electrical Engineering qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
- Experience working within machinery build, automation, special purpose machinery or industrial manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of industrial electrical control systems.
- Excellent electrical fault‑finding and diagnostic skills.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Basic mechanical assembly experience.
- Good IT skills for completing service reports and documentation.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Willingness to travel throughout the UK with occasional overseas travel.
What We Offer
- Monday to Friday days‑based role (No shift work)
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Varied, technically challenging work
- Opportunity to work on complete machine build projects from assembly through to commissioning
- UK and occasional international travel
- Ongoing training and development
- Stable and growing engineering business with an excellent industry reputation
- Pension scheme
- On‑site parking
- Full training provided
- Opportunities for career progression
- A well‑established and sustainable customer base, including major OEMs and thousands of customers worldwide
- The opportunity to develop specialist expertise in a highly technical engineering field
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