Maintenance Engineer - Electrical Bias

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Plymouth Circa £45,000 Monday to Friday, Double Days

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a leading global engineering manufacturer in Plymouth with the recruitment of an Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, highly respected engineering business specialising in the manufacture of advanced hydraulic components, including piston motors, pumps and valve systems used across a range of industries worldwide.

Working within a modern, high-precision manufacturing environment, you'll be responsible for maintaining and fault-finding across an extensive range of CNC machine tools, with a particular emphasis on Fanuc control systems.

The site benefits from continued investment in manufacturing technology and offers a varied, hands-on engineering role within an experienced maintenance team.

The Role

As an Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

• Carrying out reactive and planned preventative maintenance across a large range of CNC machine tools and associated manufacturing equipment.

• Diagnosing and repairing electrical faults involving motors, drives, inverters, sensors, relays, contactors and control circuits.

• Fault-finding on Fanuc CNC control systems, interpreting alarms, diagnostic information and machine I/O to identify and resolve faults.

• Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and technical drawings to support fault diagnosis and repairs.

• Supporting mechanical and hydraulic maintenance activities alongside the wider engineering team.

• Assisting with the installation, commissioning and modification of new and existing machinery.

• Identifying recurring equipment faults and implementing improvements to increase reliability and reduce downtime.

• Completing maintenance records and ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with health and safety procedures.

What We're Looking For

• Electrically apprentice-trained or qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.

• Previous experience within an industrial maintenance environment, ideally involving CNC machine tools or automated manufacturing equipment.

• Strong electrical fault-finding skills, including three-phase systems, motors, drives and industrial control panels.

• Experience working with Fanuc CNC controls would be highly advantageous.

• Confident reading electrical schematics and using diagnostic equipment to identify faults.

• A good understanding of mechanical maintenance, with the ability to support repairs involving hydraulics, pneumatics and associated machine components.

• A proactive approach to maintenance, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Working Hours & Salary

Salary: Circa £45,000 per annum

Shift Pattern: Alternating Monday to Friday shifts

• Early Shift: 06:00-14:00

• Late Shift: 14:00-22:00

• No night shifts

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.

• Excellent contributory pension scheme, with 7.5% employer contribution when contributing 6%.

• Life assurance up to 6x annual salary.

• Access to 24/7 virtual GP appointments, mental health counselling and physiotherapy through the wellbeing service.

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

• Cycle to Work and Home & Tech salary sacrifice schemes.

• Retail, travel and leisure discounts.

• Occupational health support.

• Onsite parking, canteen facilities and workwear provided.

• Training and development opportunities.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a financially secure, globally recognised engineering manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality and precision engineering.

You'll benefit from a Monday to Friday shift pattern with no nights, a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to develop your skills within a well-established maintenance team.