Electrical Engineer

Talent STEM are partnering with a highly established manufacturing organisation based in Newcastle who are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis.

This opportunity is ideally suited to an experienced Electrical Engineer with strong fault-finding and manufacturing maintenance experience who is looking to join one of the region’s true long-term career employers.

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on engineering role where you will support the maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement of production machinery and site services within a fast-paced manufacturing environment operating across a 24/7 operation.

Working alongside an experienced engineering team, you will play a key role in ensuring equipment uptime, supporting production and contributing towards ongoing engineering improvements and projects.

Salary & Benefits

- £50,000 - £57,500 total package including shift allowance

- Continental shift pattern

- Long-term career development opportunities

- Established and stable manufacturing environment

Key Responsibilities

- Perform routine and preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment

- Diagnose and repair electrical faults across production machinery and supporting equipment

- Support Siemens PLC fault finding and diagnostics activities

- Work with AC/DC drives and industrial control systems

- Support equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives

- Assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment

- Maintain accurate maintenance records using a CMMS system

- Support production teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance

- Ensure all engineering activities are completed in line with health and safety procedures including LOTO and permit-to-work systems

About You

We are looking for a proactive and technically strong Electrical Engineer with experience working within manufacturing or process environments.

You will likely bring:

A completed Electrical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent

- HNC in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

- Experience fault finding on Siemens PLC systems

- Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems and schematics

- Experience within manufacturing, production or process industries

- Knowledge of drives, control systems and industrial networks such as Profibus or Profinet would be advantageous

- Good communication skills and the ability to work both independently and within a team

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with an outstanding reputation for employee retention, technical investment and long-term career progression.

You will join an experienced engineering team within a highly stable manufacturing environment where engineers are genuinely valued and supported.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Talent STEM directly.

IMPORTANT: You must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

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