Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Salary: -52,000 per annum
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off - 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off
Hours: 12-hour shifts, working across a 7-day rota including weekends
Location: East Yorkshire
Start Date: September 2026

Prestige Recruitment Specialists are delighted to be supporting our valued client, a leading manufacturing business, with the recruitment of a Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy fused minerals processing plant operating 24 hours a day.

Working as part of the Engineering team, you will be responsible for carrying out electrical maintenance activities across a heavy manufacturing environment. You will be involved in planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, diagnostics and supporting the ongoing reliability and performance of plant and equipment.

* Carry out electrical maintenance activities within a busy manufacturing environment
* Fault find and diagnose issues with electrical equipment and control systems
* Work with inverters, drives, PLCs, motors and associated control systems
* Read and interpret electrical circuit diagrams
* Maintain accurate maintenance records
* Evaluate equipment performance and recommend improvements
* Follow safe working procedures, including lock-off/tag-off processes
* Identify and report unsafe operations immediately
* Maintain a clean, safe and organised working environment
* Work effectively both independently and as part of a team
* Assist with tasks outside of your core skill set where required

The successful candidate will have experience within an electrical maintenance environment, ideally gained within heavy industry, manufacturing or a similar industrial setting.

You will ideally have experience with:

* Electrical maintenance within a factory or industrial environment
* Inverters, drives, PLCs, motors and control systems
* Fault finding and diagnostic work
* Reading electrical circuit diagrams
* Electrical equipment and wiring
* Health and safety systems, including lock-off/tag-off procedures
* Pneumatic and hydraulic systems would be advantageous
* Electrical installation experience would be beneficial
* Forklift truck or MEWP experience would be advantageous

* Minimum City & Guilds qualification with 17th Edition
* HV experience and qualifications desirable
* Counterbalance FLT licence desirable

You will need to be physically fit, safety-conscious and flexible in your approach to working different shift patterns.

* Salary of -52,000 per annum
* 4 on 4 off shift pattern - 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off
* 12-hour shifts across a 7-day rota
* Overtime opportunities
* Company sick pay available after 12 months'' service, at 50% of normal daily pay
* Permanent opportunity with a well-established manufacturing business
* Opportunity to join a busy, 24-hour industrial operation

This position is expected to be available from September 2026 following the company''s summer shutdown period.

To apply, please send your CV to (url removed) or contact Prestige Recruitment Specialists for further information.