Job Description:

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

NN4 – Northampton
£47,000–£54,000 | Weekly rotating shifts (06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00)

Are you a hands-on Electrical Maintenance Engineer with a City & Guilds electrical qualification, looking for a role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?

This is an opportunity to join a heavy manufacturing, global market-leading organisation supplying engineered products into the power generation and industrial sectors. With continued investment, a strong engineering culture and an evolving site, this role plays a key part in improving plant reliability and supporting production output.

What you’ll be doing

• Carry out planned electrical maintenance and routine inspections across site machinery
• Respond to breakdowns, diagnosing electrical faults and restoring equipment safely
• Fault-find on electrical systems including motors, drives, sensors, control panels, switches and isolations
• Support PLC fault-finding and I/O checks (no programming required)
• Work with inverters, relays, contactors and industrial electrical systems
• Assist with electrical installations, upgrades and reliability improvements
• Complete maintenance records accurately and contribute to site safety and compliance standards

What you’ll bring

• Proven electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Confident fault-finding ability on plant and production equipment
• Practical, calm approach when dealing with breakdowns and downtime
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-moving environment
• Strong communication skills and a positive, team-focused attitude

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Electrical qualification (Level 3 or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering or Maintenance (or equivalent)
• 18th Edition desirable but not essential