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MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

Job Description

New exciting opportunity to join a Global Manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Engineers position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 

Shift the maintenance engineer will be required to work Shift Pattern 4 on 4 off - 2 x 12 hr days & 2 x 12hr nights, 5 * 18-day breaks fixed

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £48,000 - £54,000 DOE 
  • Great training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 
  • Secure on site Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 

The maintenance engineer will be responsible and hold the following experience:  

  • Maintain and install all mechanical plant & machinery in line with company requirements.
  • React quickly, diagnose & repair any mechanical related problems on the plant or equipment.
  • Carry out our planned preventative maintenance schedule on the full range of equipment within the site .
  • Ensure that all plant and machinery is kept in a good, safe working & clean condition.
  • Complete all relevant paperwork associated with the task being performed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Carry out daily inspections as requested related to safety, air, steam and water leaks and complete repairs as necessary.
  • Report any problems regarding equipment and machinery immediately to the Engineering Team Leader.
  • Ensure that you are aware of the Company Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures and that you always adhere to them.
  • Complete Maintenance work orders, use of a CMMS system, Agility or similar
  • Experience with pneumatic & hydraulic equipment & systems
  • Knowledge of high-pressure steam boilers and systems
  • Welding skills such as MMA, TIG, MIG
  • General workshop skills, tools, lathe, milling etc.
  • Able to read schematic drawings
  • Some multi skilling would be advantageous
  • Ideally you will be Apprentice trained holding a HNC / City & guilds Level 3 in Mechanical engineering. 

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

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Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

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We are currently assisting a leading organisation in their search for Maintenance Supervisor. 

This is an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team, and to join a company who have been established for 50+ Years. A company who drives training and development on site and pride themselves on a good working environment. 

Maintenance Supervisor Benefits:

  • Offering a salary of £50,000
  • 31days holiday entitlement
  • Company pension
  • Healthcare
  • Annual Bonus
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Parking & Uniform provided
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Christmas Shut down
  • Company Events and staff treats.  

Shift requirements: 40Hours per week:  Monday to Friday. 

The Maintenance Supervisors role is Commutable from the following locations: Bolton / Rochdale / Radcliffe / Middleton 

Key Responsibilities for the Maintenance Supervisor: 

  • Lead Daily meetings as required, ensure all requirements are actioned and up to date. 
  • Be responsible for emergency and planned events scheduling 
  • Maintain and register CMMs
  • Assist the manager in leading the maintenance department 
  • Work closes with HR – Investigations / Interviews / Disciplinaries / attendances / Inductions and training. 
  • Creating and maintain Stock list 
  • Maintain equipment as required. 
  • Produce and report on KPI’s set for the team. 
  • Assist the team with Preventative and or reactive maintenance of the plant and equipment 
  • Finding or fixing faults or arranging for replacement parts. 

Experience the Maintenance Supervisor will hold: 

  • Holding both Electrical and mechanical abilities. 
  • Previous experience within a Supervisor / Team leader role 
  • Experienced within Manufacturing Environments 
  • Hold Good leadership skill / Great Communicator. 
  • Able to use Excel / Power point / Word and Email. 
  • Ideally, we are looking for a Qualification Maintenance Engineer – Qualified Electrically and ideally mechanically – Hold formal qualifications – Level 3
 

We have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Maintenance electrician to join a Manufacturing Specialist within the Greater Manchester Area, are you looking to join a well-established company, a company who Design and manufacture and are a leading UK Organisation. 

This is an opportunity to join a company who continue to Grow, a company that drive a good working environment. The wellbeing of employees is of high priority, and they always look to develop and progress individuals inhouse. 

Shift the maintenance electrician will be required to work: 8am till 4:30pm 

The maintenance electrician role is commutable from: Warrington / Preston / Bolton / Wigan 

Benefits the Maintenance electrician will receive:

  • Salary: £45,931.00
  • 23+8days holiday
  • 8% Pension
  • Health care. 

Ideally the Maintenance Electrician will hold the following: 

  • Previous experience within an ATEX Chemical or Process type industry 
  • COMAH experience would be at an advantage. 
  • Reactive maintenance 
  • Trouble shooting 
  • Planned preventative maintenance. 
  • Electrical infrastructure systems i.e., Single and 3 phase systems 
  • Instrumentation experience 
  • There is also preventative maintenance work which typically includes testing of alarms, electrical equipment emergency lighting, earth testing etc
  • The type of work typically would be isolation of motors and electrical equipment to accommodate repairs/replacement by the fitting team as and when required to react to breakdowns. 

Qualifications Required:

  • Ideally, we are looking for an Apprentice trained engineer. 
  • Holding a City & Guilds 2391 in testing & inspection. 
  • 18th Edition IEE Wiring regulations 
  • CompEx certificate 
  • Valid JIB Card 
  • IOSH Managing Safely
 

We currently have a requirement for a mechanically-biased Maintenance Engineer to join on of the leading, largest, private Engineering organisations within the Lancashire. This is an opportunity to join an established organisation who have sites throughout the UK, a company who continue to make major investments and drive training and progression on site. This is an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team and an organisation who hold 50+ years within the industry 


The maintenance engineer’s position is commutable from the following: : Bolton / Heywood / Rochdale / Radcliffe / Bury 

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive

  • Position: Maintenance Engineer 
  • Shift: Days Monday to Friday – 8am till 5pm – 1hour Lunch. 
  • Salary: £30,000 - £33,000  
  • Benefits: 8% Pension, Profit related pay scheme, Company health care, 24+8days holiday 
  • Location: Bury, Lancashire

Experience with Maintenance Engineer will hold: 

  • Ideally the maintenance engineer will hold previous experience within a heavy engineering Plant. 
  • Mechanically biased with a slight electrical ability would be at an advantage – roughly 80/20 Split 
  • Experience with: Furnaces, Bearings, Transmission systems, Pulleys, Pipe Fitting, Welding – Fabrications – STICK welding. Some Installation work. 
  • Must be Apprentice trained – holding a NVQ Level 3 – City & Guilds Level 3 in mechanical engineering. 

Duties the Maintenance engineer will undertake: 

  • Carry out Servicing and maintenance requirements throughout the plant. 
  • Respond to all breakdowns within the Plant 
  • Complete required Documentation for the engineering systems 
  • Monitor Stock levels on site – re-order as and when required 
  • Assist with Projects – Installation and commissioning on Plant. 
  • Carry out all required training on site. 
 

New exciting opportunity to join a Global Manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a higher skilled maintenance electrician who holds strong Programming and Fault-finding abilities with Siemens & Allen Bradley PLC’S

This Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 


The Maintenance Electrician will be required to work the following Shift: Continental – 4on-4off systems – 2days-2nights. 12 hours Shift. 


Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £54,000 - £57,000 
  • Great Training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 
  • Secured on site Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 

The Maintenance Electrician will be responsible and hold the following experience: 

  • As mentioned, key to the role is the fault finding and programming experience with PLC’s / Hardware. Siemens & Allen Bradley 
  • Previous experience within a Manufacturing environment 
  • Maintain and install all electrical machinery 
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance 
  • Complete maintenance work orders, use of CMMS systems 
  • Be able to communicate at all levels throughout the business 
  • Electrically Biased – but holding a split on the mechanical Side 
  • Knowledge of variable speed drives 
  • Must be able to read schematic drawings 
  • 17/18th IEE Wiring regulations 
  • Proven experience within a similar role 
  • Apprentice trained holding a HNC / HND in Electrical engineering 
 

We are seeking a talented Maintenance Electrician to join our team in the industry. If you have a passion for maintaining and improving equipment in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

This is an opportunity to join and established organisation with 25+ years in the industry, working with an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Electrician will be required to work the following Shift: Double Days – 6am till 2pm & 2pm till 10pm – Rotating weekly. 

The Maintenance Electrician roles is commutable from the following locations: Wigan / Bolton / Skelmersdale / Warrington 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Pension Contribution up to 8%
  • Healthcare 
  • 22+8days holiday 
  • Staff Discount 
  • Food & Drink facilities 
  • Plenty of Overtime 

Key Responsibilities for the Maintenance Electrician:  

  • Perform scheduled and reactive maintenance on a range of equipment, including PLCs, textile machinery, and sewing equipment.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and software issues effectively.
  • Collaborate with production teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment performance.
  • Conduct regular inspections and preventative maintenance tasks to ensure equipment reliability.
  • Document maintenance activities and assist in continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience and Qualifications the Maintenance Electrician will hold:

  • Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer in FMCG or textiles environments.
  • Strong knowledge of PLC systems and control mechanisms
  • Experience with: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, Sewing equipment. 
  • Welding abilities: MIG / TIG / ARC 
  • Able to read Engineering Drawings. 
  • Hands-on experience with textile machinery and sewing equipment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work double days and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Apprentice trained – holding a Level 3 – City & Guilds / NVQ in Electrical engineering 
 

Fantastic new opportunity, an opportunity for an Electrical biased Maintenance engineer to Join a Leading Specialist Manufacture. This is an opportunity to join an established organisation who have 50+ years within the industry. This is an award winning organisation who hold a very good track record. 

This is an opportunity for a Driven, motivated engineer who is confident and holds strong electrical abilities. 

The Maintenance electrician role is commutable from the following locations:  Rochdale / Bolton / Manchester / Oldham 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

Salary: £47.073.20    
6% Pension scheme 
Life Assurance 
33days holiday
Medical Care 
Healthcare
Overtime 

Shift in place: Days – Monday to Friday. 7:30am till 4pm – Early finish on a Friday . 

Call out system in place – you will be required to work a 1in5 call out system. 

Duties and requirements the Maintenance electrician will hold and be responsible for: 

  • Previous experience within a similar role is essential to this role. 
  • Strong fault-finding abilities. 
  • Prove experience within a manufacturing environment. 
  • Proven experience with: AC & DC Drives, Installation experience, Wire testing, Panel Building, Instrumentation. 
  • Experienced with Siemens PLC’s – strong fault-finding abilities – Programming would be at an advantage.  
  • Planned preventive maintenance. 
  • Carry out routine servicing and inspection on all production machinery. 
  • Carry out essential testing of equipment and systems. 
  • Ideally holding experience with ATEX equipment. 
  • Ideally, we are looking for a 70/30 split as there will be some mechanical requirements. 
  • We are looking for an Apprentice trained maintenance electrician. 
  • Holding a Formal qualification in Electrical engineering – City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 
  • 17th / 18th IEE Wiring regulations. 
  • City & Guilds 2391 Testing 
 

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Site Installation & Commissioning Engineer to join a recognised world leader in their Manufacturing facility. We are looking for a dynamic person who has a good mechanical engineering background to work in a friendly environment as part of a small team, excellent working conditions and stable permanent employment. 

Must be very flexible with regular overseas travel. Normally a week at a time, odd occasion up to 4 – 5 weeks at a time, but that is less frequent. You will predominantly be based at the facility near Lichfield 70% of the time. 

The package details for the role of Site Installation & Commissioning Engineer include:

  • Salary £40,000+ depending on experience and to be discussed at interview.  
  • 8 Hour days Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm.
  • Company pension
  • 22 + 8 days Holiday
  • Potential for overtime with rates discussed at interview 
  • Discretionary company bonus 
  • Expenses will be paid for overnight stays 

You must be Mechanically trained with a background in Fitting and Assembly. Some duties will involve:

  • Fitting, Assembly, and Testing on Shop Floor
  • Stripping down machinery ready for delivery 
  • Site Installation of machinery attending overseas customers  

The role of Site Installation & Commissioning is commutable from Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent and Cannock surrounding areas.

 

We are a well established and highly regarded low volume manufacturing business with a track record of providing high value products into a very stable industry sector. With a low staff turnover, we offer a stable and supportive work environment for our employees and We Don’t Work Shifts !


Benefits: 

As a valued member of our Maintenance team, you will enjoy the following salary and benefits:

  • Starting Salary in the region of £40,000 
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
  • Company Funded Pension (Above Average contribution)
  • Company Funded Sick Pay
  • Excellent Holiday Entitlement
  • Day Working with an Early Friday Finish 
  • Onsite Parking 
  • Working within a Stable Manufacturing Environment, Supporting a Wide Variety of Plant and Equipment


Duties of a Maintenance Technician

The role will see you working within a team undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance to plant and equipment and would ideally suit an engineer with experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 


Requirements of a Maintenance Technician

  • Proven experience in undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment.
  • Hold a Multi skilled ability, ideally with some exposure to supporting Plc Controls, CNC or Robot Technology.
  • Hold City & Guilds or NVQ accreditation Electrically.
  • Ideally be Apprentice trained.


The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Coventry, Crick, Dunchurch, Lutterworth & Rugby

 

Do you Like Time Off, Never Have Enough Holiday Days Each Year?

How Does 117 Days Off A Year Sound…. 

We are a well established and highly regarded engineering business with a track record of providing top quality products into a stable industry sector. With a low staff turnover, we offer a stable and supportive work environment for our employees. 

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Competitive Base Salary c£42,000  
  • 12 Hour Rotating Shifts 
  • Exceptional Holiday Entitlement
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme
  • Enhanced Company Sick Pay 
  • Paid Overtime Opportunities
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement
  • Free On Site Parling 
  • Opportunity to work in a stable and thriving engineering sector


Duties of a Maintenance Engineer 

Working within a large, supportive team you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant. 

 
Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer

Ideally you will hold formal Apprenticeship, however must hold either a City & Guilds Level C / 3 or NVQ 3 Standard qualification in Mechanical Fitting / Engineering, allied to having a proven experience of undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance within either a heavy engineering / manufacturing, process or production environment. 

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a role where you will not only gain an incredible benefits package, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as a Key Worker . 

The Maintenance Fitter role is commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Smethwick, Walsall, Wednesbury, & Oldbury 

 

Probe Technical Recruitment are recruiting a superb opportunity for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a growing medium sized engineering team, maintaining a range of manufacturing plant equipment. The Maintenance Engineers role requires you to work a Monday – Friday alternating AM/PM 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm on machinery that manufactures their beautifully crafted products. The company offers:

Benefits for the Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer:

  • A starting salary of £46,300 (inclusive of shift allowance)
  • 25 + 8 Days Holiday 
  • Standard company pension 
  • Plenty of overtime 
  • Discount on company products 

Along with a recognised maintenance qualification in either Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance, the ideal Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer will have experience of CNC / PLC/ PC controlled machine tool or process control/production equipment. Ability to interpret technical drawings including PLC, electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings.

Requirements/ Duties for the role of Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

  • When reactive job is allocated ensure that the task is personally owned and followed through to completion or when shift handover required the maintenance supervisor is given all the correct information.
  • Personally own any planned preventative tasks issued and liaise with operations to ensure task is completed to a high standard, with minimal operational disruption.

We would be looking to talk to Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineers, Maintenance Technicians or Maintenance Electrician’s/ Maintenance Engineers, and the role is commutable from Nuneaton, Coventry, Leicester, Hinckley and Rugby. 

 

A massive opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a global company based in Kidderminster. With an annual turnover of £3.5 billion my client is the world market leader in its sector. They have over 200 plants worldwide in over 30 different countries, including 16 in the UK. 

My client is looking for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join their 4 on / 4 off continental shift at one of their biggest UK sites. Loaded with benefits and a great salary package, if this job sounds appealing to you, please read on. 


Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

  • £49,000 (Rising with grading system).  
  • Premium OT. 
  • Company pension. 
  • Share scheme. 
  • Health and wellbeing. 
  • Life assurance. 
  • Training and progression. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties: 

  • Continentals (4 on / 4 off). 
  • Carrying out essential maintenance to plant and equipment. 
  • Attend breakdowns. 
  • Keeping CMMs up to date. 
  • Keeping downtime to a minimum. 
  • Involved with project work. 
  • Ensure machine and plant safety standards are kept. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements: 

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline. 
  • Must be electrically qualified. 
  • Must be multi-skilled. 
  • Familiarity with Siemens S7 PLC’s. 
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic experience. 
  • Mig and Arc welding. 
  • Fabrication experience. 
  • Experienced maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
  • Heavy engineering experience (advantageous). 


This is a huge opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer so please apply to find out more details. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Stourport and surrounding areas. 

 

A massive opportunity for a maintenance engineer to join a global company based in Kidderminster. With an annual turnover of £3.5 billion my client is the world market leader in its sector. They have over 200 plants worldwide in over 30 different countries, including 16 in the UK. 

My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their 4 on / 4 off continental shift at one of their biggest UK sites. Loaded with benefits and a great salary package, if this job sounds appealing to you, please read on. 


Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

  • £46,800 (Rising to £52,000+).  
  • Premium OT. 
  • Company pension. 
  • Share scheme. 
  • Health and wellbeing. 
  • Life assurance. 
  • Training and progression. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties: 

  • Continentals (4 on / 4 off). 
  • Carrying out essential maintenance to plant and equipment. 
  • Attend breakdowns. 
  • Keeping CMMs up to date. 
  • Keeping downtime to a minimum. 
  • Involved with project work. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements: 

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline. 
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic experience. 
  • Mig and Arc welding. 
  • Fabrication experience. 
  • Experienced maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
  • Heavy engineering experience (advantageous). 


This is a huge opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer so please apply to find out more details. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Wolverhampton, and surrounding areas.