Electrical Maintenance Technician in Newport

Electrical Maintenance Technician Location: Newport, South Wales Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 DOE Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm Contract: Full-time, Permanent What’s in it for you: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays Option to buy additional holiday Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer Private healthcare (BUPA) On-site gym Electric bike scheme Role Overview: An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll join a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems across a busy, high-performance manufacturing site. You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently. Key Responsibilities: Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives Prepare basic design, test, and maintenance documentation Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required What we are looking for: HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience) Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change) PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens) Experience with AC & DC drives Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs SAP Plant Maintenance experience desirable Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills Apply! If this sounds like the career move for you click apply to send your CV, or if you have any questions, please contact Kirk at Pertemps Cardiff (phone number removed)