Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Dudley, West Midlands

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Join an established industrial manufacturing business offering a varied, hands-on maintenance role within a heavy engineering environment. The company operates a range of large-scale production machinery and is looking to strengthen its engineering team with an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer who can support equipment reliability, minimise downtime and keep production running efficiently.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer who enjoys fault finding, industrial installation work, and maintaining heavy engineering equipment while developing their skills across both electrical and mechanical disciplines. The successful candidate will join a team supporting a 24-hour manufacturing operation where safety, reliability and responsiveness are critical.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Responsibilities

Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance on heavy industrial production machinery.

• Diagnose and repair faults on 415V, 240V, 110V and 24V AC/DC systems.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, circuit diagrams and technical documentation.
• Identify PLC inputs and outputs to assist with fault diagnosis (PLC programming not required).
• Install, maintain and fault-find on factory services, process equipment, control panels and associated electrical systems.
• Maintain overhead cranes, remote handsets, contactors, motors, fuses and control circuits.
• Carry out high-bay lighting repairs, replacements and LED upgrade projects.
• Test and maintain emergency lighting and evacuation alarm systems.
• Assist with control panel building and electrical design modifications.
• Support mechanical maintenance activities when required, working alongside mechanically biased engineers.
• Respond to breakdowns and support preventative maintenance activities to minimise production downtime.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Requirements

• Previous maintenance engineering experience within heavy industrial manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills across industrial plant and machinery.
• Apprentice trained, time served, or qualified to NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent in Electrical Engineering/Maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and circuit diagrams.
• Experience working to UK industrial health and safety standards.
• Willingness to undertake practical trade testing as part of the interview process.

Benefits

• OTE of £40,000+.
• 33 days' holiday entitlement.
• Company pension scheme.
• Healthcare cash plan after qualifying service.
• Death in service benefit after qualifying service.
• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• Regular overtime opportunities available.
• Opportunity to develop skills across a wide range of heavy industrial machinery and plant.

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