Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Caerphilly

£50-£57k

Private Medical, 24 days Holiday + BH. DIS, Pension

Are you a skilled Electrical Engineer looking for a hands-on lead role in a high-performing manufacturing facility?

We are recruiting a Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join an establish yet growing manufacturing site in Caerphilly, Wales.

This is a 70% hands-on engineering and 30% supervisory role designed for an experienced, electrically biased engineer who leads from the front on the shop floor. You will take ownership of technical maintenance, PLC fault-finding, continuous improvement, and site facilities infrastructure, whilst coaching and mentoring a dedicated team of engineers.

Key Responsibilities

* Hands-on Technical Leadership (70%):
Provide expert electrical and mechanical breakdown response, complex diagnostics, panel fault-finding, and continuous improvement activities across high-speed production lines and site utilities.

* Team Supervision & Development (30%):
Mentor, coach, and direct a team of maintenance engineers and technicians, promoting a strong culture of safety, accountability, and engineering excellence.

* Automation & Diagnostics:
Utilise PLC fault-finding and diagnostic skills to troubleshoot continuous manufacturing machinery, minimise downtime, and boost plant reliability.

* Site Services & Facilities:
Oversee the maintenance and compliance of all site infrastructure, power distribution, HVAC/chillers, compressed air, thermal equipment, and facilities.

* Preventative Maintenance & CMMS:
Lead planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes, conduct root-cause analysis (RCA), and optimise asset performance using CMMS software.

* Safety & Compliance:
Work closely with the HSQE team to maintain strict adherence to 18th Edition standards, risk assessments, permit-to-work systems, and statutory health & safety regulations.

Requirements

* Educational Background: HND or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.

* Wiring Regulations:
Current 18th Edition (BS 7671) qualification.

* Manufacturing

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years' hands-on maintenance experience within a modern manufacturing or process environment.

* Leadership Track Record:
Proven background in a supervisory, team lead, or senior engineering position leading shop-floor technicians.

* Technical Mastery:
Strong electrical fault-finding capabilities, including practical PLC fault-finding/diagnostics (e.g. Siemens, Allen-Bradley/Rockwell) alongside mechanical troubleshooting skills.

* Site

Infrastructure: Practical experience maintaining site services, plant facilities, and utility infrastructure.

* Licence:
Full UK Driving Licence.

* Desirable: IOSH Managing Safely or formal health and safety certification