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ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

PERMANENT

DAYS

SHEFFIELD - S9

Our client, a small to medium sized manufacturing business, have an immediate requirement to recruit a well versed electrical maintenance engineer to join their team.

The Job

As the electrical maintenance engineer you will provide hands-on support in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving plant equipment, must have strong focus on electrical systems while supporting mechanical tasks as required.

The successful electrical maintenance engineer will play a key part in ensuring maximum uptime of critical electroplating lines, ancillary equipment, and supporting utilities, while maintaining compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

* Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on a wide range of electrical and electro-mechanical equipment including plating lines, rectifiers, pumps, motors, compressed a

* Diagnose and repair electrical faults, control wiring, drives, sensors, and instrumentation.

* Support mechanical repairs such as pumps, pipework, and hydraulics as required.

* Ensure equipment is maintained to achieve maximum efficiency and reliability, minimizing downtime.

* Work closely with production teams to identify and resolve issues quickly and effectively.

* Contribute to continuous improvement projects and modifications to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency.

* Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation in line with company procedures.

* Ensure compliance with electrical regulations, health and safety standards, and environmental requirements, particularly regarding chemical handling and plating operations.

* Liaise with external contractors and suppliers when required.

* Participate in weekend work as required to support production requirements & minimize downtime.

Essential Skills & Experience

* Time-served Electrical Engineer 18th edition

* Proven experience in a maintenance engineering role within a manufacturing/industrial environment (preferably electroplating, surface finishing, chemicals, or heavy process industry).

* Strong knowledge of electrical fault finding and repair, including motors, drives, control circuits, and PLCs.

* Good understanding of mechanical systems

* Ability to read and interpret electrical and engineering drawings.

* Excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills.

* Awareness of health, safety, and environmental compliance within a manufacturing/chemical environment.

Skills

* Experience in electroplating, surface treatment, or chemical process industries.

* Knowledge of chemical dosing systems, rectifiers, and fume extraction equipment, effluent treatment facilities.

* PLC programming/modification experience.

* Experience with lean manufacturing, TPM, or continuous improvement initiatives.

In this role, you will be expected to work...

07:45 to 16:15 Monday to Thursday

7am to 1pm on a Friday.

In return you can expect a basic package of £40k - £45k dependant on previous experience and whole raft of other benefits fit for the role.

This vacancy is being advertised by AMF Recruitment Ltd, a specialist recruitment business supporting the manufacturing industry