Electrical Maintenance Technician in Newport

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Contract

Full-time, Permanent

What’s in it for you

• Option to buy additional holiday
• Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
• 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 be part of a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems within a high-volume production environment supplying the automotive sector.

You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work, and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently.

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

Qualifications

• 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
• 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, 07483 300 894.