Electrical Maintenance Technician

Newport Source: WhatJobs

£38,000–£48,000

Hours: Days Only - Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

On-call rota: 1 in 9 weeks (circa £6,500 annual allowance)

What’s in it for you:

Option to buy additional holiday
Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
On-site gym
Electric bike scheme
Additional £6,500 per year on-call allowance

Role Overview:

An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems within a high-volume production environment supplying the automotive sector.

You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work, and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently, including participation in a 1 in 9 on-call rota.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site
Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines
Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements
Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables
Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives
Prepare basic design, test and maintenance documentation
Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required
Participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota, providing out-of-hours support when required

What we are looking for:

HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change)
PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
Experience with AC & DC drives
Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs
Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
Willingness to participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota

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