Electrical Maintenance Engineer

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Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Chester (CH1)
Salary: £24.71 p/hr (including 25% shift uplift for all hours worked)
Hours: Mon - Fri rotating 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm
Contract: Permanent

Our client is one of the worlds leading suppliers of engineered products for the construction, aerospace, oil & gas and defence industries.

We are currently recruiting for a skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their team to support safe, compliant and reliable production operations, covering reactive breakdown support, PPM’s and small CAPEX/CI upgrades.

As the Electrical Maintenance Engineer, your duties will be: -

Diagnose and resolve electrical/control faults safely (including intermittent faults) to restore production.
Troubleshoot Mitsubishi and Siemens PLC-controlled machinery
Support electro-hydraulic systems: pressure/flow loss, drift, overheating, cavitation, contamination, internal leakage, and their PLC symptoms
Maintain compliance: LOTO/isolation guarding/interlocks, and functional proving tests.
Support LEV/extraction compliance: ensure correct interlocks, sensor health, and alarm response.
Deliver RCA/CI, implement preventive actions to reduce repeat stops and scrap.
Commission modifications/upgrades; complete I/O checks, interlock proving, controlled trials and verification.
Maintain documentation/change control: PLC backups, parameter logs, and up-to-date as-built electrical/hydraulic drawings.
Work effectively across shifts with strong handover: current status, actions taken, what changed, risks, and next steps.

The successful Electrical Maintenance Engineer will have the following skills: -

HNC/HND in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics (or equivalent experience).
Industrial electrical fundamentals: 3‑phase motors, protection, earthing, control circuits, panels/MCCBs.
Proven troubleshooting on PLC-controlled machines; Mitsubishi GX Works and Siemens TIA Portal experience preferred.
Ability to read and update electrical schematics.
Drives competence: understands diagnostics and parameters; can capture evidence and implement controlled changes.
Hydraulics exposure: pressure/flow reasoning, contamination effects, safe depressurisation/accumulator awareness.
Manufacturing mindset: structured problem solving under pressure; good communication with production/maintenance.

Additional Information
Working Conditions

Heavy manufacturing environment with heat, noise and metals, therefore strict PPE and hygiene/contamination controls are in place.

What the company offers

Competitive salary + shift allowance.
Overtime opportunities.
Pension scheme.
Training and upskilling (PLC, electrical, mechanical certifications). xrlawcv
PPE provided including respiratory protection for Pb environments.

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Location:: Chester
Salary:: £24.71 per hour
Job Type:: FullTime
Category:: Engineering

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