Job Description:

Talent STEM are partnering with an established manufacturing business in Newcastle seeking a Shift Maintenance Electrical Technician to join their engineering team.

This hands-on role involves maintaining and improving production equipment within a 24/7 manufacturing environment, supporting equipment reliability, minimising downtime and contributing to continuous improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities

- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on manufacturing equipment

- Diagnose and repair electrical faults on production machinery

- Support Siemens PLC fault finding and diagnostics

- Work with AC/DC drives and industrial control systems

- Assist with equipment installations and commissioning

- Maintain records using the CMMS system

- Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives

- Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures including LOTO and permit-to-work systems

Requirements

- Completed Electrical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent

- HNC in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

- Experience fault finding on Siemens PLC systems

- Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems and schematics

- Experience within manufacturing, production or process environments

- Knowledge of drives, Profibus or Profinet would be advantageous

- Strong communication and teamwork skills

Benefits

- £50,000 - £57,500 total package

- Continental shift pattern

- Long-term career development

- Stable and well-established manufacturing environment

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business known for employee retention, technical investment and career progression.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Talent STEM is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting the scientific, engineering, clinical, chemical, pharmaceutical, FMCG, environmental, waste, biotechnology and medical device sectors.