Electrical Maintenance Engineer

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title – Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Location – Thrapston, Northamptonshire
Salary – £46,000 – £50,000 + Bonus (up to 10%)
Shift – 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off (42 hours per week)

Job Role of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a highly automated, fast-paced manufacturing facility within a globally recognised packaging business. This site is part of a large international group and offers excellent job security, structured processes, and long-term career stability.

Working within a well-established engineering team, you will predominantly focus on electrical fault finding and maintenance across a range of modern production machinery. This is an ideal role for an engineer who enjoys autonomy, problem-solving, and working in a technically challenging environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out reactive and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on site machinery
• Diagnosing and resolving electrical faults efficiently to minimise downtime
• Working on a variety of equipment including corrugators, conveyors, packaging machines, palletisers and cutting machinery
• Electrical fault finding on control circuits, PLCs, drives, inverters, motors and sensors
• Supporting mechanical fault finding when required (gearboxes, bearings, belts, chains, hydraulics and pneumatics)
• PLC fault finding (Siemens S7 & Allen Bradley – fault finding only)
• Working closely with the engineering team, team leaders and planners to maintain site performance
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with health & safety and site standards

Sector – Factory Maintenance (Packaging / FMCG)

Non-Negotiable Requirements

• Electrical engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent / Naric approved)
• Experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment

Desirable Requirements

• Experience within packaging, paper, or high-speed manufacturing environments
• Experience working with Siemens S7 or Allen Bradley PLCs

The Electrical Maintenance Engineer will benefit from:

• Working for a large, stable, and globally recognised manufacturing group
• Excellent shift pattern with strong work-life balance
  • 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off
  • 18 days off after every 7th/8th cycle
• Annual bonus up to 10% + monthly KPI bonus
• Pension and ongoing training opportunities
• Long-term job security within a growing business