Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Technician – Monday to Friday Days

Location: Barnsley

Salary: £48000

Job Type: Permanent

Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

Industry: Manufacturing / Engineering

Electrical Maintenance Technician – Barnsley

We 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 mainten...