Electrical Maintenance Engineer

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.

• 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.

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

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