Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Maintenance Electrician
• West Greater Manchester Package: Salary: £50,000 P/A Shift: Monday
• Friday (7/8AM
• 5/6PM) (45-50 Hours)

Benefits

Company Van, Overtime at x1.5, Unlimited Budget for Projects

The Role

Maintenance Electrician Working days only, the successful candidate will carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs across a range of heavy industrial processing and production machinery. The role also involves Siemens PLC programming and fault-finding, HMI/SCADA integration, and project-based electrical installation and control system work.

Machinery: Horizontal Grinders, Shredders, Screening Plants, Conveyor Systems, Wood Chippers, Bagging Machinery, Balers, Motor Control Centres, Inverters/Drives, Sensors, and Automated Sorting.

Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown repairs across industrial processing and production machinery. Programme, modify and troubleshoot Siemens PLC systems, including S7 and TIA Portal. Develop or integrate HMI/SCADA systems to improve visibility of machinery performance and production efficiency.

Diagnose and repair electrical faults involving motors, inverters, sensors, drives, control panels and associated equipment. Maintain and troubleshoot automated machinery including conveyors, balers, shredders and other recycling and processing equipment.

Carry out electrical installations, upgrades and modifications on existing machinery and control systems. Work independently on electrical and controls projects whilst supporting the wider maintenance and production teams. Entry

Requirements

City & Guilds, NVQ or BTEC Level 3 in Electrical Engineering, ideally gained through a recognised apprenticeship. 3+ years of experience as a Maintenance Electrician in an industrial or heavy manufacturing environment. Proven Siemens PLC fault-finding and programming experience, ideally including S7 and TIA Portal.

Hands-on experience with inverters, drives, motor control centres and industrial sensors. Experience maintaining or troubleshooting automated machinery such as conveyors, balers or shredders, ideally within a recycling, waste processing or heavy industry setting.

Competent working independently on electrical installation and controls projects. About Auxtronic Auxtronic is a leading recruitment specialist partnering with blue-chip manufacturers and high-tech systems integrators within the fields of engineering and automation.

We operate across key industries including Food & Beverages, Distribution, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Aggregates, and Robotics throughout the UK and Europe. Auxtronic acts as a third-party employment consultant on behalf of our client and is a committed equal opportunities employer, encouraging candidates from all backgrounds to trust us with their career progression....

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