Electrical Maintenance & Utilities Engineer

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Competitive Salary + 14.5% company pension + 37 days holiday + Private Healthcare

Days Role

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for a fantastic opportunity, an Electrical Maintenance & Utilities Engineer join a highly stable and well-invested manufacturing site who are part of a £5billion global group.

This is a newly created role as part of long-term succession planning, offering a unique split between utilities and hands-on electrical maintenance within a modern textile manufacturing environment.

You will play a key role in maintaining critical site infrastructure while supporting production through high-quality electrical fault finding and preventative maintenance.

The Role

This is a hands-on position (70-80%) with leadership responsibility for a small utilities function.

Role split:

• ?? 1 week per month - Utilities
  • Boilers, steam systems, water treatment, compressed air, effluent systems
• ?? 3 weeks per month - Electrical Maintenance
  • Fault finding, repairs, and PPM on production machinery

Key responsibilities:

• Electrical fault finding on PLC-controlled machinery
• Maintenance of motors, Inverter drives, sensors and control systems
• Support and maintain site utilities (steam, water, air systems)
• Ensure compliance with statutory checks (e.g. boiler inspections)
• Lead and support a Utility Technician (with future team growth planned)
• Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability projects

The Candidate

We're looking for a qualified electrical engineer with strong fault-finding capability.

Essential:

• Qualified in Electrical Engineering (NVQ 3, C&G, HNC)
• Ability to work independently on live systems
• Experience in manufacturing or process environments
• Strong fault-finding on PLCs, drives, and electrical systems

Desirable (training provided if needed):

• Utilities experience (boilers, steam, water treatment, compressed air)

Package & Benefits

• £41,184 base salary
• OTE ~£50,000 ( including overtime + call-out)
• 14.5% employer pension contribution
• 37 days holiday
• Private healthcare

Call-out rota (1 week/month):

• Low call frequency (~17 per year)
• Paid standby + overtime
• Weekend compliance checks (paid at enhanced rates)

Why Join?

• Stable, long-established site with low staff turnover
• Significant ongoing investment (~£2m per year)
• Supportive, experienced engineering team
• Structured role with clear progression
• Modern, clean manufacturing environment

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. xbpsjku This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.