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Electrical Maintenance Technician
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Caerleon, Newport County, NP18 1AA, Wales, UK
Listed on 2026-09-23
Listing for:
Pertemps
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-23
Job specializations:
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic -
Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Electrical Maintenance Technician
- Location: Newport, South Wales
- Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 DOE + £6,500 on-call allowance
- Total package value: £44,000 – £51,500 (including rota)
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
- Contract: Full-time, Permanent
- On-call rota: 1 in 9 weeks (circa £6,500 annual allowance)
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Option to buy additional holiday
- Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
- Private healthcare (BUPA)
- On-site gym
- Electric bike scheme
- Additional £6,500 per year on-call allowance
An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems within a high-volume production environment supplying the automotive sector.
You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work, and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently, including participation in a 1 in 9 on-call rota.
Key Responsibilities:- Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site
- Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines
- Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements
- Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables
- Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives
- Prepare basic design, test and maintenance documentation
- Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required
- Participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota, providing out-of-hours support when required
- HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change)
- PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
- Experience with AC & DC drives
- Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs
- SAP Plant Maintenance experience desirable
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
- Willingness to participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota
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