Job Title: Electrically Biased Maintenance Technician
Location: South Sheilds
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000

Benefits: Generous benefits package including pension scheme, ongoing training, and career development opportunities

The Company:
Our client is a long-established, forward-thinking engineering and manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality and innovation. With continued investment in people, process and technology, they offer a stable, rewarding environment for engineers looking to take their career to the next level. Join a company where your ideas and skills make a real impact in a supportive team.

Working Hours:
Full-time - 37.5 hours per week

Benefits:

Competitive salary

Career development and training support

Pension scheme

Clean, safe working environment

Involvement in varied and interesting projects

Supportive and collaborative team culture

Job Description:
You will play a key role in minimising downtime and maintaining smooth production by performing both planned and reactive maintenance on a range of electrical and mechanical systems. Your responsibilities will include:

* Carrying out electrical and some mechanical maintenance, fault finding and repairs

* Performing preventative maintenance and contributing to continuous improvement efforts

* Updating and producing electrical circuit diagrams

* Working with PLCs and control systems

* Supporting apprentices and junior team members

* Collaborating with departments to reduce disruption and maintain service quality

* Ensuring all work is carried out safely and to high standards

Skills & Experience:
Essential:

* Time-served in an electrical discipline

* Experience in electrical fault finding & repair within a production/manufacturing environment

* City & Guilds 18th Edition

* Knowledge of PUWER regulations and panel wiring

* Strong communication skills and attention to detail

* Ability to work independently and as part of a team

* Commitment to LEAN principles and continuous improvement

* Clean UK driving licence

Desirable:

* Mechanical maintenance experience

* Experience with presses, CNC, laser machines

* Health & Safety qualifications

* Test & Inspection certification

* Experience with safety circuits

Why Should You Apply?

Join a stable and growing engineering business

Work on varied and technically challenging equipment

Be part of a professional and experienced maintenance team

Strong support for training and upskilling

Make a tangible difference to operations with every shift