Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Mirfield, Kirklees

Questech Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing company based in Mirfield.

Location: Mirfield, West Yorkshire
Salary: £51,000 – £53,000 DOE
Shifts: Monday to Friday – Rotating 3 Shifts + Every Other Saturday
Hours: 6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm / 10pm–6am
Job Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production machinery.

• Diagnose and repair electrical faults to minimise production downtime.

• Maintain and repair electrical equipment including motors, drives, inverters, sensors and control panels.

• Carry out electrical fault finding on PLC-controlled machinery.

• Identify recurring faults and implement improvements to increase machinery reliability.

• Support machinery installations, modifications and continuous improvement projects.

• Work closely with production teams to ensure machinery operates efficiently.

• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in line with health and safety procedures.

• Maintain accurate records of maintenance work completed.

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience working as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Strong electrical fault-finding and breakdown experience.

• Experience maintaining and repairing production machinery.

• Good knowledge of PLCs, motors, inverters, sensors and electrical control systems.

• Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance.

• Relevant electrical engineering qualifications, ideally NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent.

• Knowledge of mechanical maintenance would be advantageous.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance team.

• Flexible approach to working rotating shifts and every other Saturday.