Senior Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical) – Electrical Bias
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + Shift Allowance + Benefits (Total package circa £50,000)Monday-Friday I am recruiting an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a leading manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled engineer with strong electrical bias to support production through effective maintenance and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities:- Support and guide maintenance engineers and TPM engineers in daily tasks
- Collaborate closely with technical support, quality, and manufacturing teams
- Promote safe working practices and maintain a clean, healthy working environment
- Work with specialist equipment and support new machine introductions
- Carry out routine, preventative, and breakdown maintenance on automated production lines
- Perform fault finding across electrical, robotics, PLC, HMI, servo motors, and drives
- Lead continuous improvement activities on production equipment
Skills & Experience Required:- Minimum 10 years’ maintenance experience in mechanical and electrical engineering
- Strong CNC experience (mechanical & electrical)
- PLC trained with experience in Fanuc robots and servo motors/drives
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings
- HNC Electrical/Electronic qualification or higher
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Able to work on own initiative and collaboratively within a team
- Awareness of health and safety regulations
- Willing to work a double day shift pattern, with weekend and shutdown maintenance support as needed
Benefits:- Competitive salary with shift allowance
- Holiday – 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
- Overtime opportunities (regular)
- Life assurance (2x cover)
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
- Potential quarterly bonus (£1,100 per year)
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme and discount schemes
Hours:Double day shift pattern:
- Week 1: Mon-Thurs 6am–2pm, Fri 6am–11am
- Week 2: Mon-Thurs 2pm–10pm, Fri 11am–4pm