Mechanical Engineers

Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Permanent contract, working 40 hours per week on rotating shift
Salary: £24.71 p/h (inc 25% shift uplift for all hours worked)
Rotating shift: Mon – Fri 06:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00
Participation in planned shutdowns and commissioning windows as required including 27th-31st December 2026
Role purpose
We are currently recruiting for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support safe, compliant and reliable operation of lead (Pb) component and lead sheet production assets across rolling, extrusion and CNC-machining areas. The role balances reactive breakdown support with preventive reliability improvement and small–medium CAPEX/CI upgrades. Expect hands-on work across electrical power, PLC/controls (Mitsubishi + Siemens), drives, instrumentation, and electro-hydraulic systems in a heavy-industry environment with strict lead exposure controls and LEV (fume extraction) interlocking.

Typical equipment footprint

• Lead melting/heating zones (where applicable): heaters, thermocouples, controllers, SSRs/contactors.
• Rolling mills: high-torque drives, tension/position feedback, roll-gap/force control, interlocks.
• Extrusion lines: multi-zone temperature control, drives, hydraulics, safety and LEV permissives.
• CNC machining cells: safety circuits, machine-ready interfaces, peripherals (coolant/lube/chip handling).
• Hydraulic presses/guillotines/forming power packs, proportional valves, cylinders, accumulators, filtration.
• LEV/extraction and monitoring: airflow/differential pressure sensing, alarms, shutdown permissives.

Key responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve electrical/control faults safely (including intermittent faults) to restore production.
• Troubleshoot Mitsubishi and Siemens PLC-controlled machinery: I/O, sequences, alarms and comms.
• Support and fault-find drives (VFD/servo): trip analysis, torque/current limits, accel/decel, PID loops etc
• Support electro-hydraulic systems: pressure/flow loss, drift, overheating, cavitation, contamination, internal leakage, and their PLC symptoms (timeouts/chatter/analog instability).
• Maintain compliance: LOTO/isolation (electrical + hydraulic + thermal), guarding/interlocks, and functional proving tests.
• Support LEV/extraction compliance: ensure correct interlocks, sensor health, and alarm response; use trends to improve reliability.
• Deliver RCA/CI, implement preventive actions to reduce repeat stops and scrap.
• Commission modifications/upgrades; complete I/O checks, interlock proving, controlled trials and verification.
• Maintain documentation/change control: PLC backups/versioning, parameter logs, and up-to-date as-built electrical/hydraulic drawings.
• Work effectively across shifts with strong handover: current status, actions taken, what changed, risks, and next steps.

Required skills

• Industrial electrical fundamentals: 3‑phase motors, protection, earthing, control circuits, panels/MCCBs.
• Proven troubleshooting on PLC-controlled machines; Mitsubishi GX Works and Siemens TIA Portal experience preferred.
• Ability to read and update electrical schematics.
• Drives competence: understands diagnostics and parameters; can capture evidence and implement controlled changes.
• Hydraulics exposure: pressure/flow reasoning, contamination effects, safe depressurisation/accumulator awareness.
• Manufacturing mindset: structured problem solving under pressure; good communication with production/maintenance.

Qualifications / desirable

• HNC/HND in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics (or equivalent experience).
• Desirable: PLC & Servo Drive experience (Mitsubishi/Siemens), electrical safety training, hydraulics experience.

Working conditions

• Heavy manufacturing environment with heat, noise and lead particulate; strict PPE and hygiene/contamination controls.
• Hands-on shop-floor support with occasional contractor supervision and commissioning.

What the Company Offers

• Competitive salary + shift allowance.
• Overtime opportunities.
• Pension scheme.
• Training and upskilling (PLC, electrical, mechanical certifications).
• PPE provided including respiratory protection for Pb environments.