Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Braintree Precision Components LTD · Direct employer
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
If your electrical skills are going to waste on equipment that runs itself, this is worth a read. Braintree Precision Components needs an engineer who thrives on fault-finding and keeps a bespoke manufacturing facility moving.
About the company
Braintree Precision Components is a specialist precision components manufacturer based in Braintree, Essex. The site produces bespoke components across a range of complex production processes, with Fanuc and Siemens-controlled machinery at the heart of operations. It's a busy, skilled environment where maintenance quality directly affects output.
The role
You'll join a maintenance team of three as the electrically biased engineer, reporting to the Maintenance Manager. Your focus will be keeping production running through a combination of planned preventative maintenance and rapid fault resolution. The kind of work where sharp electrical thinking makes a real difference.
You'll:
- Diagnose and repair electrical faults on control panels, PLCs, and inverter drives
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production and site equipment
- Support mechanical maintenance activities including bearings, belts, gearboxes, and pneumatics
- Fault find on automation systems including Siemens and Fanuc PLCs
- Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
- Complete electrical installation, modification, and improvement projects
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and contribute to root cause analysis
What you'll bring
Essential:
- Proven experience as an electrically qualified maintenance engineer in an industrial or manufacturing environment
- HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent: NVQ Level 3 with distinction and substantial industrial experience considered)
- Solid working knowledge of 3-phase systems, motors, drives, sensors, and control systems
- Ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams and schematics
- Working knowledge of health and safety standards including safe isolation and risk assessments
Useful, not essential:
- PLC fault-finding experience (Siemens or Fanuc)
- Mechanical maintenance experience alongside electrical skills
- Experience with inverter drives and variable speed drives
- 18thEdition Wiring regs Qualification a distinct advantage
What's in it for you
- £45,000–£51,000 inclusive of shift allowance, based on a 39-hour week at £19.19/hour base rate.
- 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
- Company contribution pension
- Healthcare cashback scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Career progression opportunities
Flexibility: Rotating morning and late shifts, Monday to Friday. Introduced after an initial settling-in period. No on-call requirement.
Culture: Small, skilled maintenance team in a stable precision engineering environment. Work is recognised and the team is tight-knit.
Working arrangements
Location Braintree, Essex · On-site
Contract Permanent · Full-time · 39 hours per week
Shifts Rotating – 06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00 · Monday to Friday
On-call None
How to apply
This is a site-based role with no on-call requirement and a clear pattern from day one. If your background is industrial electrical maintenance and you're ready for a role where your skills are genuinely needed, click to apply.
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