Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: West Yorkshire

Salary: £45,200 plus £2,300 shift allowance

TXM Recruit is working in partnership with one of the UK’s most recognisable retailers to recruit experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineers for their distribution centre in South Elmsall. This is a great opportunity to work in a highly automated environment, supporting modern, state-of-the-art equipment critical to site operations.

Shift Pattern:

Rotating Days & Nights

06:00–18:00 and 18:00–06:00

3 on 3 off

The Role You’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving site performance by carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of automated warehouse systems.

Key duties include:

Fault finding and diagnostics on PLC-controlled equipment

Planned preventative maintenance on conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics and robotic systems

Responding to breakdowns and completing repairs within agreed timeframes to reduce downtime

Carrying out servicing and repairs, taking ownership of issues through to resolution

Applying strong mechanical and electrical knowledge to day-to-day tasks

Working accurately from setup instructions, assembly guides and checklists

Communicating effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across the site

What We’re Looking For

Completed engineering apprenticeship with ONC or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Previous experience in a maintenance engineering role, ideally within warehousing, FMCG or a similar environment

Working knowledge of PLC systems and automation equipment

Comfortable using Microsoft Office and CMMS systems

Experience managing engineering spares and inventory

Willing and able to work at heights of up to 20 metres (training provided)