Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Dunbar, East Lothian

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Dunbar, East Lothian
Salary: £40,000–£46,000 + Shift Allowance + Bonus & Benefits
Hours: 37.5 per week | 4 On / 4 Off, Days & Nights
Contract: Permanent

Heavy Industry | Electrical Fault Finding | Industrial Maintenance

Andrews Recruitment Group is recruiting an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join the maintenance team at a major industrial manufacturing facility in Dunbar.

This is a hands-on electrical engineering role working with large-scale production equipment, including motors, drives, conveyors, kilns, mills and industrial control systems.

We're looking for someone who enjoys fault finding, solving breakdowns and keeping production running safely and efficiently.

Candidates from cement, aggregates, power generation, steel, chemicals, paper manufacturing and other heavy industrial environments are particularly welcome.

The Role

As Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will:

• Diagnose and repair electrical breakdowns across industrial production equipment.

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive electrical maintenance.

• Fault-find on three-phase motors, variable speed drives, MCCs and switchgear.

• Diagnose faults on PLC, DCS and SCADA-controlled machinery.

• Maintain electrical control panels, sensors and industrial instrumentation.

• Support maintenance across conveyors, kilns, mills and processing equipment.

• Assist with plant shutdowns, repairs and electrical improvements.

• Identify recurring faults and support plant reliability improvements.

• Follow electrical isolation procedures and safe systems of work.

• Work closely with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Recognised electrical qualification or completed electrical apprenticeship.

• Experience in industrial electrical maintenance or manufacturing.

• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic ability.

• Knowledge of motors, drives, control panels and industrial electrical systems.

• Experience with planned maintenance and breakdown response.

• Understanding of electrical safety and isolation procedures.

• Willingness to work a 4-on / 4-off day and night shift pattern.

Desirable:

• Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery.

• Knowledge of DCS, SCADA and industrial instrumentation.

• Experience with HV/LV equipment and electrical distribution.

• Background in cement, aggregates, quarrying or continuous-process manufacturing.

• Experience supporting plant shutdowns and reliability improvements.

What's on Offer?

• £40,000–£46,000 basic salary.

• Additional shift allowance.

• Performance-related bonus and benefits.

• 4-on / 4-off rotating shift pattern.

• Permanent employment with an established industrial manufacturer.

• Extensive industrial equipment and technical challenges.

• Ongoing training and career development.

Apply Today

If you're an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Electrician or Electrical Technician with experience maintaining industrial machinery, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply with your CV for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.