- Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- Job Location: Crewe area, Staffordshire, Cheshire border
- Job Reward: £55,100 + Premium Overtime + Excellent Benefits OTE up to £60k
- Continental Shifts | 4 on 4 off Days & Nights
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Industry and client: Manufacturing, instantly recognisable PLC market leader in manufacturing
Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid role with long-term security, excellent benefits, and genuine career progression?
Our client is a leading UK manufacturer investing heavily in its engineering function and is seeking a skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join its established maintenance team at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Crewe postcode area. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging, building products, automotive, process, heavy engineering, plastics, chemical or industrial production environments who enjoy fault finding, problem-solving and working on modern production equipment.
Location & Commutable Areas
The site is easily commutable from:
Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Crewe, Nantwich, Congleton, Leek, Stafford, Stone, Market Drayton, Winsford, Northwich, Macclesfield, Uttoxeter, Alsager, Sandbach, Middlewich, Kidsgrove, Audley, Holmes Chapel, Whitchurch, Telford, and surrounding areas.
The Role – Electrical Maintenance Engineer
As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will support production by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities across a varied manufacturing plant.
You will diagnose faults, minimise downtime and ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently.
Role Duties include Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- Electrical fault finding and repairs on production machinery
- Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Reactive maintenance and breakdown response
- Working with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
- Assisting with equipment upgrades and reliability improvements
- Liaising effectively with production and engineering teams
Role Requirements – Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Applications are welcomed from electrically qualified engineers with experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
You may hold:
- NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering
- City & Guilds Electrical Qualifications
- 18th Edition preferred
Experience of the following would be advantageous:
- PLC fault finding and diagnostics
- Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
- Industrial electrical systems
- Hydraulics and pneumatics
- Mechanical maintenance and fitting
- Continuous process or high-volume manufacturing environments
What's on Offer? Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- £55,100 annual salary including shift allowance
- Continental shift pattern (4 on / 4 off)
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Long service awards
- Ongoing training and development
- Excellent career progression opportunities
Candidates currently working as Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Electrical Bias Shift Engineer, Multiskilled Engineer, Electrical Technician, Manufacturing Electrical Engineer, Production Engineer, or Service Engineer are encouraged to apply.
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