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MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

Job Description

Probe Technical Recruitment are recruiting a great opportunity for a proven Maintenance Electrician to join a well-respected employer within the Food Engineering sector. As a Maintenance Electrician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across the plant. This will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a fast-paced manufacturing, process, food or production environment and be comfortable in undertaking facilities maintenance work too.

Benefits:

Along with a continental shift pattern of 4 days 4 off 4 nights 4 off 6-6, the Maintenance Electrician role also has a package of:

  • Salary £38,000 (hourly rate is £17.50) 
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
  • Company Pension at 3% company and 5% employee 
  • 20 Holiday days 
  • Stable Working Environment.

You must be an Electrically qualified Maintenance Engineer or Maintenance Electrician and hold Electrical abilities and some exposure to supporting PLC controls including Siemens S7.

The role of Maintenance Electrician is commutable from Tamworth, Burton on Trent, Derby and Leicester.

If you have hesitated about moving over the past few months, this is a great opportunity to join an organisation that won’t be affected by any potential fallout from the current economic climate. 

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

Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates.

If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch.

Should you want to learn more about any of our MAINTENANCE, RELIABILITY & SERVICE ENGINEERING vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me to have an informal, confidential chat.

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

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

The package details for the role of Machine Shop Foreman includes:

  • Salary £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience 
  • 8 Hour days Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm.
  • Company pension
  • 22 + 8 days Holiday
  • Potential for overtime 
  • Discretionary company bonus 

The successful applicant for the Machine Shop Foreman role must be able to read Engineering Drawings, work to precision tolerances, this position is a very hands-on role. Some duties include: 

  • Appropriate experience/qualifications
  • Machining CNC milling/lather experience on medium large components is required ideally using XYZ machine tools, although training can be offered. Other CNC interfaces will be considered. 
  • Organising workflow and ensuring work is completed promptly
  • Helping manage daily operations, and making important decisions such as managing resources, workflows, and quality control to ensure that products are manufactured to the highest standards.
  • Experience of fabrication/fitting would be an advantage.

The role of Machine Shop Foreman is commutable from Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent and Cannock surrounding areas. 

 

Due to expansion, we are seeking to recruit proven Site Services Electrician, to join our on site facilities maintenance team. 

Our company has a respected and established presence in the region for many years, producing a well-known product that has garnered global recognition. With a low staff turnover, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and stable working environment for our employees.

Benefits: 

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

  • Starting Salary of c£43,000 
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
  • Bespoke Day Working (Mon – Fri) 
  • Employer Pension Contribution 
  • 33 Days Holiday
  • Life Assurance 
  • Early Friday Finish
  • Free Onsite Parking 


Duties of a Facilities Engineer / Site Services Electrician

 

  • As a proven Site Services Electrician / Facilities Engineer you will working on our single site as a static engineer, undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance to the sites electrical infrastructure and building services associated to the facility. 

Requirements of a Facilities Engineer / Site Services Electrician

  • Have a proven background in undertaking Electrical Installation work (single & three phase) within a manufacturing, process or production environment. 
  • Ideally Have Experience of undertaking statutory maintenance checks on Compressed Air Infrastructure, Fire Suppression Systems and Sub Stations. 
  • Have experience of supporting a wide range of internal lighting and power (Ideally both LV & HV)
  • Qualified Electrically to City & Guilds or NVQ level 3
  • If you have undertaken a recognised Electrical Apprenticeship and / or hold JIB or AM2 accreditation it will be at an advantage. 

The role is commutable from: Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Coventry and Lichfield   

 


Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician – Does Your Current Package Lack Any Real Benefits?  

Due to expansion, we are seeking to recruit a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician, to join our maintenance team. Utilising state of the art automated equipment we manufacture high quality products for a diverse range of customers. 

We are proud of our low staff turnover, which reflects our commitment to our employees well-being. This commitment is further supported by a sector leading base salary and our extensive benefits package, designed to provide a rewarding and fulfilling work environment for all team members.

Benefits: 

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

  • Starting Salary of c£48,000 
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
  • Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
  • Company Funded Pension
  • Life Assurance 
  • Excellent Holiday Entitlement (With Holiday Days Buy & Sell Options)
  • Genuine Career Development and Further Education Support 
  • Gym Membership 
  • Healthcare  
  • Early Friday Finish 


Duties of an Maintenance Technician 

As a proven Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, that will see you supporting start of the art automated production equipment. 

Requirements of an Maintenance Technician

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically or Mechanically to a City & Guilds or NVQ standard and have some understanding of Plc Controls and Robot technology, allied to have previous experience of supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing or production environment.

The role is commutable from Lichfield, Burntwood, Cannock, Rugeley & Tamworth 

 

Proven Maintenance Technicians required who are ready to make the best career move they’ve ever made… 

Join our well respected and established business that’s been in the region for many years, we produce well known products that have garnered global recognition. 

We also pride ourselves on with extremely low staff turnover and have created a supportive and stable working environment for our employees.

Benefits of a Maintenance Technician:

  • Base Salary of £48,000 - £50,000 (dependent on your chosen working hours)
  • Exceptional Company Pension
  • Regular Paid Overtime
  • Annual Bonus
  • Car Option 
  • Various Shift Working Options
  • Early Friday Finish 
  • GENUINE Ongoing Training & Career Development
  • Duties of a Maintenance Technician:

Working within a team of likeminded professionals, you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance tasks to automated plant and equipment within our state of the art facility. 
Requirements of a Maintenance Technician:

You must hold a documented apprenticeship and qualified to a minimum of City & Guilds / NVQ 3 within an Electrical discipline and have exposure to undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to plant and equipment within a fast paced environment which must include both Robots and Plc Controls.   

This role is commutable from Erdington, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Coleshill, Atherstone and Coventry
 

 

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Technical Support Engineer to join a world leading supplier in their field. Privately owned, their global reach extends to 20 countries, and in the UK they develop and manufacture bespoke products which are exported around the world.

This is a great opportunity to join them in a key role as Technical Support Engineer, where you would provide a proactive, effective, and efficient technical service and customer complaint root cause analysis function within the business. The successful candidate with clear focus and direction will ensure all deliverables are achieved, on time and to the highest quality standards within a rapidly growing and developing organisation.

The excellent package details for the role of Technical Support Engineer include:

  • Salary £46,000 + Bonus
  • Monday – Friday hours are 7am – 4.15pm Monday – Thursday and Friday 7am – 12pm 
  • Company Pension 
  • Enhanced Annual leave of 24 + 8 days holiday increasing with length of service to 26
  • 4x Death in Service 
  • Private Medical Insurance after 12 months 

To make a successful Technical Support Engineer you will be a very driven individual with a proven track record in a technical electro / mechanical fault-finding and Service work whilst also being able to lead and develop a small team. Experience with an ERP system such as SAP is essential along with a minimum of HNC in Mechanical or Electronics. Other key duties involve:

  • Co-ordinate all activities within the Service / CCF department such as primary investigations, and corrective action
  • Processing customer enquiries for mechanical, electrical, documentation and testing requirements according to agreed procedures.
  • Quotations for service work and spares to the required specifications.
  • The requirement of quick response times to customer complaint enquiries is essential to sales companies and end customers, therefore the role is measured against agreed KPIs.
  • Ensure primary inspections are completed in accordance with department service level agreements and that technical clarity is assured.
  • Manage end to end all customer complaint investigations through to root cause and prepare suitable technical reports.

The Technical Support Engineer role is commutable from Northampton, Wellingborough, Bedford, Leicester and Peterborough. 

 

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Service Engineer for one of the UKs largest manufacturers of equipment. With their machinery distributed worldwide, they are looking to expand in the service department, and this would be a great time to join a business that is extremely busy with plenty of work. We are looking for a Multi-Skilled Service Engineer with hydraulic, mechanical and general electrical experience.

You will drive a company van across the UK and travel abroad, repairing and commissioning. When not out on the road, you will be based at the site in Nottingham, refurbishing second hand machinery.

The package details for the role of Service Engineer include:

  • Salary £40,000 - £42,000 depending on experience.  
  • Monday – Friday days, 8am – 5pm. 
  • Plenty of overtime due to some overnight stays 
  • Company Pension 
  • Company van and credit card provided.  

For the role of Service Engineer, we are keen to talk to people who have experience with mechanical and hydraulic machines. General electrical ability - wiring motors and control panels etc and Welding experience. Other key duties involve:  

  • Recycling machinery or with any similar machinery: conveyors, metal or mining equipment etc
  • Ability to communicate with customers at all levels.
  • Experience with pneumatics is a advantage.
  • Forklift experience is a plus.

The Service Engineer role is commutable from Derby and Nottingham but can cover UK and worldwide. 

 

Contract Instrumentation Technician – Required for an Immediate Start 


Benefits Available for a Contract Instrumentation Technician

  • Negotiable Hourly Rate 
  • Paid Overtime for all Additional Hours
  • Day Working Monday – Friday

Duties of a Contract Instrumentation Technician 

  • As a Contract Instrumentation Technician, you will be required to support our team of instrumentation technicians who calibrate and maintain our wide range of instrumentation equipment that is utilised in the monitoring of pressure, flow, temperature and Ph values. 
  • The role is hands on but will require you to have experience of supporting junior technicians, maintaining equipment registers and planning projects from conception to final hand over. 


Requirements of a Contract Instrumentation Technician

  • Ideally you will have gained your Instrumentation experience of supporting instruments within a heavy engineering or process environment and must have some experience of supporting staff. 
  • You ideally you will be apprentice trained, however must qualified to a City & Guilds Part C / NVQ 3 standard within either pure Instrumentation or E&I disciplines. 


This Role is Commutable From: Blackheath, Dudley, Smethwick, Wednesbury, West Bromwich & Oldbury

 

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 
 

Due to expansion, we are seeking to recruit proven Maintenance Supervisor, to support our onsite maintenance team. 

Our company has a respected and established presence in the region for many years, with a low staff turnover we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and stable working environment for our employees and we don’t work shifts !

Benefits Available for a Maintenance Supervisor: 

  • Starting Salary of c£50,000 
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
  • Day Working (Mon – Fri) 
  • Employer Pension Contribution 
  • 33 Days Holiday
  • Early Friday Finish

Duties of a Maintenance Supervisor  

As a Maintenance Supervisor you will be required to lead the maintenance team on a daily basis, ensuring that PM’s are undertaken to schedule whilst also managing breakdown situations, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Supervisor 

You must have gained your experience from working within a manufacturing or production environment with experience of either supervising or managing a maintenance team, managed external contractors, issued permits and also managed a PM structure with the use of CMMS software. 


The role is commutable from: Aston, Birmingham, Edgbaston, Erdington, Harborne, Smethwick & Sutton Coldfield 

 

Probe Technical Recruitment are recruiting a very exciting opportunity for a Development Engineer for a global manufacturer based near Rutland. We are looking for somebody to manage and assist in development and engineering projects at the site and to provide second line support to the Engineering team. You identify opportunities for improvements and make recommendations to improve machine and process effectiveness.

The benefits package for the Development Engineer role include:

  • Base salary would be £37,516.72, with the option of 208 hours contractual overtime giving an extra £5625.36, if the successful candidate wanted to start doing this after completion of their probation period. There could also be some negotiation on the base salary for the right candidate. 
  • 33 days holiday
  • Auto enrolment pension
  • All PPE and training provided
  • Company sick pay after one years service, increasing with length of service to a max 24 weeks        

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The key areas for Development Engineer focus: 

  • Timed served engineer, electrical bias
  • Ideally, a good working knowledge of PLC and servo control systems
  • Understand and be able to work with Pneumatics and Hydraulics
  • Good computer skills, CAD systems, ideally Auto-Cad would be desirable.
  • Have experience on installing and commissioning new pieces of equipment.

We would be very keen to talk to Maintenance Electricians or Development Managers that want to be back hands on based around the Stamford, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, and Grantham. 

 

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 
 

Our company has a respected and established presence in the region for many years, producing a well-known product that has garnered global recognition. With a low staff turnover, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and stable working environment for our employees.

Due to expansion we are seeking to recruit proven Post Apprentice Maintenance Engineer, to join our maintenance team, that don’t work Night Shifts!  

Benefits: 

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

  • Starting Salary of £38,000 (Rising to £43,000 with service and experience)  
  • No Night Shift Working 
  • Paid Overtime
  • Company Funded Pension Scheme 
  • 33 Days Paid Holiday
  • Early Friday Finish
  • Genuine Mentoring and External Training to able you to develop into a fully-fledged Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician which in time will see your Salary Increase Significantly.

Duties of a Post Apprentice Maintenance Engineer

  • Working as part of the maintenance team you will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance to a range of plant and equipment, within a manufacturing environment. 
  • We are keen to employ a post apprentice maintenance engineer, who is keen to continue their development into a fully-fledged Maintenance Technician and are willing to continue your on the job training, whilst supporting plant and equipment. 


Requirements of an Post Apprentice Maintenance Engineer

Ideally you will have completed either a modern or advanced modern electrical, mechanical or multi skilled apprenticeship within either manufacturing, process or production environment. With formal Electrical, Mechatronic or Mechanical qualifications. 

OR

Hold a minimum of two years’ experience of undertaking planned and reactive maintenance within either a manufacturing, process or production environment and hold some form of Electrical, Mechatronic or Mechanical qualifications.


The role is commutable from: Acocks Green, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Lea Hall and Solihull