Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)
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Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)
Huncoat, Accrington, Lancashire | £40,000 basic + overtime | Days, Monday to Friday
The Opportunity
A market-leading UK manufacturer of commercial furniture is looking for an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer for its busy Huncoat site. The business supplies the commercial sector, the public sector, government frameworks and dealers nationwide, and makes around 5,000 units a week.
You'll join a team of seven engineers covering all the site's production machinery, plant and facilities. About 70% of the work is planned preventative maintenance and 30% is reactive, all tracked on a tablet-based job system. Production finishes at 4pm Monday to Thursday and 1pm on Friday, so you get a proper work-life balance, with weekend project work available if you want it.
Hours
37.5 hours a week, days only: Monday to Thursday 7am to 4pm and Friday 7am to 12:45pm. Overtime is paid at time and a third.
The Role
- Carry out planned and reactive electrical and mechanical maintenance across CNC machines, saws, edge banders, spray equipment, robotics, sewing machines, steamers, boxing machines and conveyors.
- Fault-find electrical systems, control panels and PLCs, as well as pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, chains and sensors.
- Carry out electrical installation work on machinery, plant services, buildings and site projects.
- Improve machine reliability and performance, investigate breakdowns and monitor equipment after repairs.
- Complete job records covering faults, parts and fixes, working closely with the Site Supervisor and production teams.
About You
- A Level 3 electrical qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds or HNC in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent).
- Proven electrical maintenance and installation experience in a manufacturing environment.
- PLC fault-finding (essential).
- Confident with mechanical strip-downs, rebuilds and repairs.
- Welding experience is highly desirable.
- A proactive team player who's happy moving between electrical and mechanical work and is safety-minded.
Benefits
- £40,000 basic plus paid overtime
- 24 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension, free life assurance and a personal company medical plan
- Ongoing training and personal development
- A subsidised canteen, free parking and a Cycle to Work scheme
- Recognition awards, a Bright Ideas scheme, a family fun day and social events
Interested?
Apply now or contact Clayton Cruise at Cruise Control Recruitment on 07968 780941 or at clayton@cruise-control.co.uk for a confidential chat.