Maintenance Electrician

CV-LibraryLeeds, West YorkshirepermanentPosted: 8 May 2026
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Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing
💷 Excellent Salary + Shift Allowance + Overtime
🕒 Days & Nights Shift Pattern

A highly respected manufacturing business operating within a fast-paced production environment is looking to recruit an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable and growing company where engineering is genuinely valued, offering long-term career prospects, modern machinery and a varied, hands-on role.

The Role:
You’ll play a key role in minimising downtime and keeping production running efficiently across a busy manufacturing site. Working as part of a close-knit maintenance team, you’ll be involved in fault finding, planned preventative maintenance, breakdown response and continuous improvement activities across a range of high-speed production machinery.

Key Responsibilities:

* Electrical and mechanical fault finding on production equipment

* Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

* Breakdown response and rapid diagnosis

* Working on motors, drives, PLCs, pumps and pneumatic systems

* Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and technical drawings

* Supporting machine reliability and continuous improvement initiatives

* Liaising with operators, contractors and internal departments

* Maintaining accurate maintenance records and shift handovers

* Ensuring all work is carried out safely and to a high standard

What We’re Looking For:

* Recognised electrical qualification (NVQ / City & Guilds / HNC or equivalent)

* Experience within a high-speed manufacturing environment

* Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability

* Ability to work under pressure in a fast-moving production environment

* Proactive attitude with excellent communication skills

* Team player with a strong work ethic

Desirable Experience:

* Printing, packaging or carton manufacturing machinery

* Heidelberg or Manroland presses

* Bobst cut & crease or folder gluer equipment

Why Apply?

* Secure and well-established business

* Modern manufacturing environment

* Strong engineering team culture

* Genuine opportunities for progression

* Excellent training and development

* Competitive salary and overtime opportunities

If you’re an electrically biased maintenance engineer who enjoys problem solving, fast-paced manufacturing and being part of a strong engineering team, we’d love to hear from you

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