Senior Maintenance Engineer (electrical Bias)

Pertemps Specialist Talent Solutions
Birmingham, United Kingdom
3 months ago
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Senior Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical) – Electrical Bias

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + Shift Allowance + Benefits (Total package circa £50,000)

Monday-Friday

I am recruiting an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a leading manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled engineer with strong electrical bias to support production through effective maintenance and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

Support and guide maintenance engineers and TPM engineers in daily tasks

Collaborate closely with technical support, quality, and manufacturing teams

Promote safe working practices and maintain a clean, healthy working environment

Work with specialist equipment and support new machine introductions

Carry out routine, preventative, and breakdown maintenance on automated production lines

Perform fault finding across electrical, robotics, PLC, HMI, servo motors, and drives

Lead continuous improvement activities on production equipment

Skills & Experience Required:

Minimum 10 years’ maintenance experience in mechanical and electrical engineering

Strong CNC experience (mechanical & electrical)

PLC trained with experience in Fanuc robots and servo motors/drives

Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings

HNC Electrical/Electronic qualification or higher

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Able to work on own initiative and collaboratively within a team

Awareness of health and safety regulations

Willing to work a double day shift pattern, with weekend and shutdown maintenance support as needed

Benefits:

Competitive salary with shift allowance

Holiday – 25 days plus 8 bank holidays

Overtime opportunities (regular)

Life assurance (2x cover)

Auto-enrolment pension scheme

Potential quarterly bonus (£1,100 per year)

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Employee assistance programme and discount schemes

Hours:

Double day shift pattern:

Week 1: Mon-Thurs 6am–2pm, Fri 6am–11am

Week 2: Mon-Thurs 2pm–10pm, Fri 11am–4pm

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