£51,396 Per Annum
Full Time
Permanent
Blacon, Cheshire
Engineering And Technical
Posted 1 hour ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
⚡ Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Permanent | Full-Time | 40 hours per week | Rotating Shifts
Location: Chester
Salary: £24.71 per hour (including 25% shift uplift for all hours worked)
Shift Pattern:
You will play a key role in maintaining and improving equipment across rolling mills, extrusion lines, CNC machining cells, and associated hydraulic and extraction systems.
This is a hands-on, shift-based engineering role combining reactive fault finding, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement activity within a safety-critical environment.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
⚙️ Equipment You’ll Work On
🧠 What We’re Looking For
🎓 Qualifications (Desirable)
🌍 Working Environment
This is a heavy industrial environment involving exposure to heat, noise, and lead particulate materials. Strict PPE, hygiene controls, and safety procedures are in place at all times.
The role is fully hands-on and shop-floor based, with occasional support for contractors and commissioning activities.
🎁 What’s in it for You
Permanent | Full-Time | 40 hours per week | Rotating Shifts
Location: Chester
Salary: £24.71 per hour (including 25% shift uplift for all hours worked)
Shift Pattern:
- Monday – Friday: 06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00 (rotating weekly)
- Participation in planned shutdowns and commissioning periods required, including 27th–31st December 2026
- 🏭 About the Role
You will play a key role in maintaining and improving equipment across rolling mills, extrusion lines, CNC machining cells, and associated hydraulic and extraction systems.
This is a hands-on, shift-based engineering role combining reactive fault finding, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement activity within a safety-critical environment.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
- Diagnose and resolve electrical and control system faults, including complex and intermittent issues, to minimise production downtime
- Fault-find and maintain Mitsubishi and Siemens PLC-controlled systems (I/O, sequencing, alarms, communications)
- Support and troubleshoot VFD and servo drive systems, including parameter adjustments and trip analysis
- Maintain and fault-find electro-hydraulic systems, identifying issues such as pressure loss, overheating, contamination, drift, and valve failures
- Ensure strict compliance with LOTO, isolation procedures, guarding, and functional safety testing
- Support and maintain LEV/extraction systems, ensuring interlocks, sensors, and alarms function correctly and reliably
- Carry out root cause analysis (RCA) and implement continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to reduce repeat failures and scrap
- Support commissioning activities, including I/O checks, interlock validation, and controlled system testing
- Maintain accurate technical documentation, including PLC backups, parameter records, and electrical/hydraulic drawings
- Provide clear and structured shift handovers, ensuring continuity across teams
⚙️ Equipment You’ll Work On
- Rolling mills (high-torque drives, tension control, safety interlocks)
- Extrusion lines (multi-zone temperature control, hydraulics, LEV permissives)
- CNC machining cells (safety circuits, machine interfaces, coolant/lubrication systems)
- Hydraulic presses, guillotines, and power packs
- LEV and extraction systems with airflow and differential pressure monitoring
- Industrial heating systems including thermocouples, controllers, SSRs and contactors
🧠 What We’re Looking For
- Strong industrial electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven ability to troubleshoot PLC-controlled systems
- Experience with Siemens (TIA Portal) and/or Mitsubishi (GX Works) desirable
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics confidently
- Good understanding of VFD/servo drive systems and diagnostics
- Working knowledge of hydraulic systems and fault-finding principles
Strong problem-solving skills under pressure with a structured approach
- Excellent communication and shift handover discipline
🎓 Qualifications (Desirable)
- HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering, Controls, Mechatronics (or equivalent experience)
- PLC, servo or automation training (Siemens / Mitsubishi preferred)
- Electrical safety training and/or hydraulic system experience
🌍 Working Environment
This is a heavy industrial environment involving exposure to heat, noise, and lead particulate materials. Strict PPE, hygiene controls, and safety procedures are in place at all times.
The role is fully hands-on and shop-floor based, with occasional support for contractors and commissioning activities.
🎁 What’s in it for You
- Competitive hourly rate with shift allowance included
- Overtime opportunities available
- Company pension scheme
- Training and development (PLC, electrical, mechanical upskilling)
- Full PPE provided, including respiratory protection for lead environments
- Opportunity to work on complex, heavy-industry systems with genuine technical depth