Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Maintenance Technician
Location: Newport, South Wales
Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 DOE
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

What’s in it for you:
 

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
• Private healthcare (BUPA)
• On-site gym
• Electric bike scheme

Role Overview:

An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll join a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems across a busy, high-performance manufacturing site.

You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently.


Key Responsibilities:
 

• Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site
• Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines
• Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements
• Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables
• Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives
• Prepare basic design, test, and maintenance documentation
• Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required

What we are looking for:
 

• HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change)
• PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
• Experience with AC & DC drives
• Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs
• SAP Plant Maintenance experience desirable
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills

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If this sounds like the career move for you click apply to send your CV, or if you have any questions, please contact Kirk at Pertemps Cardiff 07483 300 894.

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