Maintenance Engineer

107754
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
£44k per year
Permanent
Precision Engineering

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: North Oxfordshire
Salary: £37,000 – £44,000 per annum
Hours: Days initially, moving to rotating AM / PM shifts (no nights)

Our client is a well-established global manufacturing organisation operating across multiple international sites. They are a recognised leader within their sector and are looking to add an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support their growing UK operation.

This role offers long-term stability, exposure to modern manufacturing and automation equipment, and the opportunity to work within a safety-focused, high-volume production environment.


Responsibilities – Electrical Maintenance Engineer

  • Respond to day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance issues and machinery breakdowns

  • Diagnose, fault-find, and repair production machinery, robotics, automated systems, and plant equipment

  • Carry out preventative maintenance with a focus on electrical systems, control panels, drives, and motors

  • Support PLCs, sensors, and other control systems to maintain production uptime

  • Work closely with production teams to maximise equipment efficiency and reliability

  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and electrical documentation

  • Liaise with external contractors and suppliers for specialist electrical support

  • Manage electrical spare parts, consumables, and stock levels

  • Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve system reliability

  • Ensure statutory inspections, testing, and electrical compliance requirements are met

  • Assist with planning maintenance coverage across machinery, automation systems, and ancillary equipment


Qualifications / Experience – Electrical Maintenance Engineer

  • Time-served engineer with hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment

  • Strong electrical background with proven fault-finding and problem-solving skills

  • Experience with PLCs, control panels, motors, drives, or robotics highly desirable

  • Mechanical experience advantageous but not essential

  • Electrical or Mechanical engineering qualification preferred

  • Good understanding of Health & Safety and safe systems of work

  • Organised, proactive, and able to work under pressure

  • Confident communicator able to engage at all levels of the business


Benefits – Electrical Maintenance Engineer

  • Competitive salary £37,000 – £44,000

  • Company pension scheme

  • Life assurance

  • Additional leave entitlement

  • On-site facilities and free parking

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Employee discount schemes

  • Training and development opportunities

For further details, please contact Kieren Provis on [email protected] 

We are an employment agency specialising in opportunities within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, and Scientific sectors.

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