Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Technician – Barnsley

Location: Barnsley
Salary: £48000
Job Type: Permanent
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
Industry: Manufacturing / Engineering

Electrical Maintenance Technician – BarnsleyWe are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a busy manufacturing site in Barnsley. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to develop their career within a fast-paced, modern production environment.

Working as part of a dedicated maintenance team, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and fault-finding on a wide range of production machinery and plant equipment. You will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability and ensuring production continues to operate safely and efficiently.

This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who enjoys diagnosing faults, solving technical problems and working proactively to keep machinery running.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance and repairs on production machinery, plant and equipment
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise breakdowns and production downtime
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults quickly and effectively
• Fault find on mechanical systems, including gearboxes and associated equipment
• Work with and understand pneumatic and hydraulic systems and circuits
• Liaise effectively with on-site contractors and remote service engineers
• Use a CMMS maintenance system to accurately record maintenance activities, breakdowns and completed work
• Monitor and maintain appropriate levels of critical engineering spare parts
• Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives
• Provide guidance and mentor apprentices within the maintenance team
• Work independently and use initiative when responding to breakdowns and technical issues
• Support the wider engineering team with overtime when required

Requirements

• A relevant NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds Level 3 qualification or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Maintenance, Engineering or a related discipline
• A minimum of 4 years' industrial maintenance experience
• Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or Engineering Technician
• Experience working within a manufacturing, production or industrial engineering environment
• Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding skills
• Good understanding of mechanical maintenance and machinery
• Knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics
• Experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance
• Experience using CMMS / computerised maintenance management systems
• Ability to diagnose breakdowns efficiently and minimise production downtime
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with contractors and external engineers
• Ability to work independently, prioritise workloads and use your own initiative
• Flexibility to work overtime when required to support production

Working HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

This is a days-based maintenance position, offering a consistent Monday-to-Friday working pattern within an established manufacturing environment.

What’s on Offer?

• Permanent position within an established manufacturing business
• Monday to Friday, day-shift working
• Competitive salary
• Hands-on role with varied electrical and mechanical maintenance responsibilities
• Opportunity to develop your engineering career
• Supportive, team-focused working environment

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