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Job Posted: 14 hours ago

Salary: £ 48,000 - 48,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Electrical Maintenance Technician – Monday to Friday DaysLocation: Barnsley
 Salary: £48000
 Job Type: Permanent
 Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
 Industry: Manufacturing / Engineering

Electrical Maintenance Technician – BarnsleyWe are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a busy manufacturing site in Barnsley. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to develop their career within a fast-paced, modern production environment.

Working as part of a dedicated maintenance team, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and fault-finding on a wide range of production machinery and plant equipment. You will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability and ensuring production continues to operate safely and efficiently.

This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who enjoys diagnosing faults, solving technical problems and working proactively to keep machinery running.

Key Responsibilities
Carry out electrical maintenance and repairs on production machinery, plant and equipment

Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise breakdowns and production downtime

Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults quickly and effectively

Fault find on mechanical systems, including gearboxes and associated equipment

Work with and understand pneumatic and hydraulic systems and circuits

Liaise effectively with on-site contractors and remote service engineers

Use a CMMS maintenance system to accurately record maintenance activities, breakdowns and completed work

Monitor and maintain appropriate levels of critical engineering spare parts

Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives

Provide guidance and mentor apprentices within the maintenance team

Work independently and use initiative when responding to breakdowns and technical issues

Support the wider engineering team with overtime when required

RequirementsTo be considered for this Electrical Maintenance Technician position, you will need:

A relevant NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds Level 3 qualification or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Maintenance, Engineering or a related discipline

A minimum of 4 years' industrial maintenance experience

Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or Engineering Technician

Experience working within a manufacturing, production or industrial engineering environment

Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding skills

Good understanding of mechanical maintenance and machinery

Knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics

Experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance

Experience using CMMS / computerised maintenance management systems

Ability to diagnose breakdowns efficiently and minimise production downtime

Good communication skills and the ability to work with contractors and external engineers

Ability to work independently, prioritise workloads and use your own initiative

Flexibility to work overtime when required to support production

Working HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

This is a days-based maintenance position, offering a consistent Monday-to-Friday working pattern within an established manufacturing environment.

What's on Offer?
Permanent position within an established manufacturing business

Monday to Friday, day-shift working

Competitive salary

Hands-on role with varied electrical and mechanical maintenance responsibilities

Opportunity to develop your engineering career

Supportive, team-focused working environment

If you are an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician, Electrical Maintenance Engineer or Maintenance Engineer with a strong manufacturing background and are looking for a Monday-to-Friday days role in Barnsley, we would like to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and include your salary expectations.

To discuss the role in more detail, please get in touch with Logan at Stirling Warrington on (phone number removed).

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